the same cereal costs $3.99 per box at one store, $3.25 at another store and $3.59 per box at the third store what is the average price per box of cereal?
solve using an algebra form.
I know how to get the answer but what algebreic form would i use?
3x=1083
x=$3.61
I don't think that is what they are looking for seems too simple
(3.99 + 3.25 + 3.59)/3 = x
THANK YOU MS. SUE
You're welcome, Jill.
To find the average price per box of cereal, you need to add up the prices of all three stores and then divide the sum by the number of stores.
Let's assign variables to represent the prices at each store:
Let's say store 1 sells the cereal for $3.99, store 2 sells it for $3.25, and store 3 sells it for $3.59.
Let's denote:
x = price of cereal at store 1
y = price of cereal at store 2
z = price of cereal at store 3
The average price per box is calculated as (x + y + z) / 3.
Substituting the given values:
Average price per box = (3.99 + 3.25 + 3.59) / 3
Now, we can simplify the expression:
Average price per box = 11.83 / 3
Dividing the numerator by the denominator gives us:
Average price per box ≈ $3.94
Therefore, the average price per box of cereal is approximately $3.94.