A store is selling ribbon by the yard. Mike bought 8 yards of red ribbon. Each yard cost $3.50. Complete and solve the working equation that represents the amount, a, Mike paid for buying 8 yards of ribbon.
a/8=_____
a=_____dollars
To find the amount Mike paid for buying 8 yards of ribbon, we can multiply the cost per yard by the number of yards purchased.
Cost per yard: $3.50
Number of yards purchased: 8
Let's complete and solve the equation:
a/8 = 3.50
To solve for 'a', we can multiply both sides of the equation by 8:
8 * (a/8) = 8 * 3.50
This simplifies to:
a = 28
Therefore, Mike paid a total of $28 for buying 8 yards of ribbon.
To find the amount Mike paid for buying 8 yards of ribbon, we can set up the equation as follows:
a/8 = 3.50
To solve for a, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 8:
a = 8 * 3.50
a = 28.00
Therefore, Mike paid 28 dollars for buying 8 yards of ribbon.
To find the amount Mike paid for buying 8 yards of ribbon, we can set up the equation:
a/8 = cost per yard
Given that each yard costs $3.50, we substitute this value into the equation:
a/8 = 3.50
To solve for a, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 8:
8 * (a/8) = 8 * 3.50
The 8's on the left side will cancel out, and we are left with:
a = 28
Therefore, Mike paid $28 for buying 8 yards of ribbon.