Tanvi teaches art lessons at a day camp and needs to get supplies. She purchases 40 Bright Streak paint sets from the Color Splash art store. She uses a coupon she received in the mail for $10 off her purchase. Tanvi spends $310 in all.
Which equation can you use to find p, the original price of each Bright Streak paint set?
What was the original price of each Bright Streak paint set?
Let p be the original price of each Bright Streak paint set.
The equation to find p is:
40p - 10 = 310
To solve this equation for p, we can first add 10 to both sides:
40p = 320
Then divide both sides by 40:
p = 8
Therefore, the original price of each Bright Streak paint set was $8.
Let's assume the original price of each Bright Streak paint set is p dollars.
The equation we can use to find p is:
40p - 10 = 310
To find the original price of each Bright Streak paint set, we can solve this equation for p.
Adding 10 to both sides:
40p = 320
Dividing both sides by 40:
p = 8
So, the original price of each Bright Streak paint set is $8.
To find the original price of each Bright Streak paint set, we can set up an equation using the given information. Let's assume the original price of each paint set is p.
Since Tanvi purchased 40 paint sets, she spent a total of $310, after using the $10 coupon. So, the equation would be:
40p - 10 = 310
Here, 40p represents the cost of 40 paint sets at the original price p, and we subtract $10 as Tanvi used the coupon.
To find the original price, we can solve this equation for p.
Let's solve the equation:
40p - 10 = 310
Add 10 to both sides:
40p = 320
Now, divide both sides by 40:
p = 320/40
Simplifying the equation further:
p = 8
Therefore, the original price of each Bright Streak paint set is $8.