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

$80.83
$80.83
$59.38
$59.38
$77.50
$77.50
$79.17

Answer 1

To find the cost of each of the first three tires, we can set up the equation based on the given information. Let the cost of each of the first three tires be \( x \).

According to the deal, if he buys three tires and gets the fourth for $5, the total cost of all the tires can be expressed as:

\[ 3x + 5 = 237.50 \]

To isolate \( 3x \), subtract 5 from both sides:

\[ 3x = 237.50 - 5 \] \[ 3x = 232.50 \]

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

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

Therefore, the cost of each of the first three tires is \( \mathbf{77.50} \). So, the correct answer is:

$77.50