Mr majors ordered six boxes of candy and a bucket of popcorn at the concession stand, if the popcorn was 3.20 and the total was 18.20, what was the price of one box of candy

Answer 1

To find the price of one box of candy, we can set up an equation based on the information given.

Let \( x \) be the price of one box of candy.

Mr. Majors ordered six boxes of candy and one bucket of popcorn, which costs $3.20. The total cost is $18.20. We can express this relationship mathematically as follows:

\[ 6x + 3.20 = 18.20 \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

1. Subtract $3.20 from both sides of the equation:

\[ 6x = 18.20 - 3.20 \] \[ 6x = 15.00 \]

2. Now divide both sides by 6:

\[ x = \frac{15.00}{6} \] \[ x = 2.50 \]

Thus, the price of one box of candy is $2.50.