Problema Solution
Thomas pays $3 for a carton of strawberries. when he opens the carton he finds 12 strawberries.what is the cost of each strawberry? (write in the problem solving steps)
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Part I:
Identify the variable (call it
c
).
let 'c' be the price of one strawberry
we need to find c
the cost of 12 strawberries by the price of $c each = $3 that is
c*12 = 3
c = 3/12
c = 1/4
c = $0.25
c = 25 cents
the cost of one strawberry is 25 cents.