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

$79.17
$79.17

$77.50

Answer 1

Let's denote the cost of each of the first three tires as \( x \).

According to the deal, Sebastian buys three tires at price \( x \) each and the fourth tire costs $5. The total cost can be expressed with the following equation:

\[ 3x + 5 = 237.50 \]

To find \( x \), we first isolate the term with \( x \):

\[ 3x = 237.50 - 5 \]

\[ 3x = 232.50 \]

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

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

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

$77.50