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

$79.17
$79.17

$77.50
$77.50

$80.83

Answer 1

Let the cost of each of the first three tires be \( x \). According to the holiday deal, the cost of the fourth tire is $5.

Therefore, the total cost for the four tires can be expressed as:

\[ 3x + 5 = 237.50 \]

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

1. Subtract 5 from both sides:

\[ 3x = 237.50 - 5 \]

\[ 3x = 232.50 \]

2. Now, divide both sides by 3:

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

Calculating that gives:

\[ x = 77.50 \]

Thus, the cost of each of the first three tires is $77.50. Therefore, the correct response is:

$77.50