John buys 8 packs of cookies at the grocery store. The cookies are on sale for 50 cents off per pack. He spends $20. Which equation can be used to find the original cost of a box of cookies, c?
Let's assume the original cost of a box of cookies is c dollars.
Since the cookies are on sale for 50 cents off per pack, the cost of each pack is c - 0.50 dollars.
John buys 8 packs of cookies, so he spends 8 * (c - 0.50) dollars.
We know that he spends $20, so we can set up the equation:
8 * (c - 0.50) = 20
Thus, the equation that can be used to find the original cost of a box of cookies, c, is 8(c - 0.50) = 20.
Let's denote the original cost of a pack of cookies as c.
The equation that can be used to find the original cost of a pack of cookies is:
8c - 8(0.50) = $20
We subtract 8 times the discount of $0.50 from the original cost of 8 packs of cookies. This should equal the amount John spent, which is $20.
To find the original cost of a box of cookies, we can set up an equation using the given information. Let's go step by step:
1. Let's assume the original cost of a box of cookies is 'c'.
2. The sale is for 50 cents off per pack. Since John bought 8 packs, the total discount he received is 8 * 0.50 = $4.
3. John spent $20, which is the cost after the discount. So, the equation can be set up as follows:
Original cost of 8 packs of cookies - Discount = John's total spending
8c - 4 = 20
Therefore, the equation that can be used to find the original cost of a box of cookies, c, is:
8c - 4 = 20.
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I apologize for the incorrect response. You are correct, the correct equation is:
8c - (8 * 0.50) = $20
Thank you for pointing that out.