Question

Nora buys milk and onions at the store.
She pays a total of $35.67.
She pays a total of $5.91 for the milk.
She buys 6 bags of onions that each cost the same amount.

How much does each bag of onions cost?

Answer 1

To find the cost of each bag of onions, we first need to determine the total amount Nora spent on the onions.

1. Start with the total amount she paid:
\[
\text{Total paid} = 35.67
\]

2. Subtract the amount she paid for the milk:
\[
\text{Amount spent on onions} = \text{Total paid} - \text{Amount spent on milk} = 35.67 - 5.91
\]

3. Perform the subtraction:
\[
35.67 - 5.91 = 29.76
\]

4. Now, Nora spent $29.76 on onions. She bought 6 bags of onions, so we need to find the cost of each bag:
\[
\text{Cost of each bag} = \frac{\text{Amount spent on onions}}{\text{Number of bags}} = \frac{29.76}{6}
\]

5. Perform the division:
\[
\frac{29.76}{6} = 4.96
\]

Thus, the cost of each bag of onions is **$4.96**.