Question

PLEASE HELP MEDAL
At a thrift store, Michelle bought 4 items that each cost the same amount. Michael bought 5 items that each cost the same amount, but each was $3 less than the items that Michelle bought. Both Michelle and Michael paid the same amount of money. What was the individual cost of each person’s items?

Write an equation. Let x represent the cost of one of Michelle’s items.

Answer 1

please help

Answer 2

4(x+3)=5x

Answer 3

ya or
4(x)=5(x-3)

Answer 4

its better to use the 2nd equation because they wanted x to be miccheles cost

Answer 5

where as before x+3 was Michelle cost