Serenity buys milk and potatoes at the store.

Question

She pays a total of $31.69.
She pays a total of $4.09 for the milk.
She buys 4 bags of potatoes that each cost the same amount.

Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine xx, how much each bag of potatoes costs.
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2

Equation:
Answer: xx =

Answer 1

Let x be the cost of each bag of potatoes.

Since she buys 4 bags of potatoes that each cost the same amount, the total cost of the potatoes is 4x.

Given that the total amount paid is $31.69 and she paid $4.09 for the milk, we can write the equation:
4x + 4.09 = 31.69

Solving for x:
4x = 31.69 - 4.09
4x = 27.60
x = 27.60 / 4
x = 6.90

Therefore, each bag of potatoes costs $6.90.