Question

Jenna bought 5 reams of paper at the store for a total of $21 . The tax on her purchase was $1 . Write a equation and solve to find the price of each ream of paper

Answer 1

Answer:

The equation needed is $\textrm{Cost of 1 ream of paper} = \frac{20}{5}$

The cost per ream of paper  = $4

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, the cost of 5 reams of paper  = $ 21

The tax on her purchase  = $1

So, the actual cost of 5 reams of paper  = Total Cost paid  - Tax amount

= $ 21 -  $ 1  = $20

So, the actual cost of 5 reams of the paper is $20.

Now, to find out the cost of 1 ream of paper:

$\textrm{Cost of 1 ream of paper} = \frac{\textrm{Total amount paid for 5 reams}}{\textrm{ 5}} \\= \frac{20}{5} = 4$

=  $4

Hence, the cost of each ream of paper  = $ 4.