Question

A thrift shop sells costumes for d dollars. Today they are at a rate of $7 each. Maryellen purchased 3 dicounted costumes and a wig that costs $12. What is the original costs of the costumes if Maryellen spends a total of $51?

Answer 1

if she spent 51 in total, and $12 was spent on a wig, then she spent: $51-$12=$39 on 3 discounted costumes

Answer 2

$39/3 = $13 on each costume.

Answer 3

I need the work cant understand it with out the work pease

Answer 4

So total that was spent = $51
$12 of that $51 was spent on a wig, so the rest must have been spent on costumes

Answer 5

Thus, she spent: $51-$12=$39 on the costumes

Answer 6

what about the discount

Answer 7

I'm not done yet..
She spent $39 on 3 costumes, so she spent $39/3=$13 on each.

Answer 8

so d=39$?

Answer 9

what grade r u in

Answer 10

This question is wrong.... discounted price cannot be more than the original price..

Answer 11

aa820 that question is irrelevant

Answer 12

the discount was at a rate of 7$

Answer 13

ohhhhhh.. so you wrote the question wrong..

Answer 14

oops sorry lol

Answer 15

You said the costumes were $7, no, the discount is $7

Answer 16

yea i meat the dicount wa $7

Answer 17

So if she bought them for $13, with a $7 discount, they should've cost $7 more, or
$13+$7=$20

Answer 18

basically if she bought something for $A at $B discount, then the original price was $(A+B)

Answer 19

let me rewrite the whole ? again i think iwrote it wrong

Answer 20

A thrift shop sells costumes for d dollars. Today they are discounted at a rate of $7 each. Maryellen purchased 3 dicounted costumes and a wig that costs $12. What is the original costs of the costumes if Maryellen spends a total of $51?

Answer 21

that should be right

Answer 22

Okie, original price is 13 + 7 = $20