if there is a sell for $5 off Sally buys 6 clownfish +3 at the regular price and spend $149.53 what is the regular price of clownfish

Question

$5 off Sally bought six clown fish plus three more at the regular price Sally spent $149.53 what is the regular  price for clown fish

Answer 1

Aquilla, 

 

Let s = the original price of each clownfish she pays for

And s-5 = the price she pays for each at the discount.

 

the equation for the total money spent is:

 

6(s-5)+3s=149.53 Remove the parenthesis

6s-30+3s=149.53 Add the like terms.

9s-30=149.53

   +30 +30.00

 

9s     =179.53  Divide both sides of the equation by 9

 

s≅19.95  Hence, the original price of the clownfish is $19.95.