Question

Ciara brought $240 to spend on gifts for her family. She found 8 indentical statues at a gift shop. She had $72 leftover. How much did the statue cost.

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. The problem says that she had $240 to spends on gifts. When she bougth 8 identical statues she had $72 leftover. Therefore, let's call the cost of each statue $x$.

2. Now, you must substract $72 and $240 and divide this by 8 statues:

$x=\frac{240-72}{8}\\x=\frac{168}{8}\\x=21$

Therefore, the answer is: $21.