Trudy's Trinkets is having its annual summer sale, when every item in the store gets marked down. During the sale, charm bracelets sell for $5 less than full price. Kimi purchases 3 identical charm bracelets: one for each of her friends. She pays a total of $36. How much does each charm bracelet cost at full price?
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Let X be the full price of each charm bracelet. During the summer sale, each charm bracelet sells for X - $5.
So for 3 charm bracelets, the total cost is 3(X - $5), which is equal to $36.
Thus, we have the equation 3(X - $5) = $36.
Expanding the equation, we get 3X - $15 = $36.
Adding $15 to both sides, we get 3X = $36 + $15.
Combining like terms, we get 3X = $51.
Dividing both sides by 3, we get X = $17.
Thus, each charm bracelet costs $17 at full price. Answer: \boxed{17}.
Let's set up the equation to solve this problem.
Let's assume the full price of each charm bracelet is "x" dollars.
During the sale, each charm bracelet is $5 less than the full price. Therefore, the discounted price of each charm bracelet is (x - $5) dollars.
Since Kimi purchases 3 identical charm bracelets, the total cost of all the bracelets is 3 * (x - $5).
According to the problem, Kimi pays a total of $36. So we can set up the equation:
3 * (x - $5) = $36
Now, let's solve the equation to find the value of "x".
Dividing both sides of the equation by 3:
(x - $5) = $12
Adding $5 to both sides of the equation:
x = $12 + $5
x = $17
Therefore, each charm bracelet costs $17 at full price.
To find the full price of each charm bracelet, we need to set up an equation using the given information.
Let's assume the full price of each charm bracelet is 'x' dollars.
During the sale, each bracelet is sold for $5 less than the full price, so the discounted price would be (x - $5).
Kimi purchases 3 identical charm bracelets, so the total cost of the bracelets is 3 times the discounted price, which is 3 * (x - $5).
According to the given information, Kimi pays a total of $36 for the bracelets, so we can set up the equation:
3 * (x - $5) = $36
Now let's solve this equation to find the value of 'x', which represents the full price of each charm bracelet.
First, distribute the 3 on the left side of the equation:
3x - 3($5) = $36
3x - $15 = $36
Next, add $15 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term with 'x':
3x - $15 + $15 = $36 + $15
3x = $51
Finally, divide both sides of the equation by 3 to solve for 'x':
3x/3 = $51/3
x = $17
Therefore, each charm bracelet costs $17 at full price.