Carol bought 8 identical boxes for a total of $3.60. How much did each box cost?
Which let statement(s) would you use?
a.)LET B=THE COST OF A BOX
b.)LET B=THE COST OF 8 BOXES
c.)LET B=THE NUMBER OF BOXES CAROL BOUGHT

Question

Carol bought 8 identical boxes for a total of $3.60. How much did each box cost? 
 Which let statement(s) would you use?
a.)LET B=THE COST OF A BOX
b.)LET B=THE COST OF 8 BOXES
c.)LET B=THE NUMBER OF BOXES CAROL BOUGHT

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Well we know that she bought 8 boxes. So there's no question as to what the number of boxes is. So choice C is out.


We're given the cost of 8 boxes, so that's also not unknown either. So choice B is out.


So the answer is choice A. This makes sense as we want to find the unit cost.

anonymous · Answer

THANKS JIM_THOMPSON5910