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 of 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

$77.50
$77.50

$79.17

Answer 1

To find the cost of each of the first three tires, let's denote the price of each tire as \( x \). According to the holiday deal, Sebastian bought three tires at the price \( x \) each and the fourth tire at $5.

The total cost equation can be set up as follows:

\[ 3x + 5 = 237.50 \]

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

1. Subtract $5 from both sides: \[ 3x = 237.50 - 5 \] \[ 3x = 232.50 \]

2. Divide both sides by 3: \[ x = \frac{232.50}{3} \] \[ x = 77.50 \]

Thus, the cost of each of the first three tires is $77.50. The answer is:

$77.50