Question

Marlena has $74 in a checking account and downloads 14 equally priced albums from Itunes. She pays with a check and now has -$52 in her account. how much did each album cost.

Answer 1

She has $74 and now -$52, she gone to 0 and to -52, so she spends 74 + 52 = $126

Now let's see

14 albums ---------------------------------- $126

1 album ----------------------------------------- $x

14 . x = 1 . 126

14x = 126

x = 126/14

x = 9

Each album costs $9