Sebastian needed to buy new tires for his car. The tire shop was running a holiday deal that allowed customers to buy three tires and get the fourth tire for $5. If the total price for all his tires was $237.50, what was the cost of each of the first three tires?(1 point)

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Responses

$59.38

$59.38

$77.50

$77.50

$79.17

$79.17

$80.83

Answer 1

Let the cost of each of the first three tires be \( x \). According to the deal, Sebastian buys three tires and the fourth tire costs $5. Thus, the total cost for the four tires can be expressed as:

\[ 3x + 5 = 237.50 \]

To find \( x \), we can first isolate \( 3x \):

\[ 3x = 237.50 - 5 \]

\[ 3x = 232.50 \]

Now, divide both sides by 3 to solve for \( x \):

\[ x = \frac{232.50}{3} = 77.50 \]

The cost of each of the first three tires is \( \boxed{77.50} \).