Elaina buys eggs and potatoes at a store. She pays a total of $25.92. She pays $2.57 for the eggs. She buys 5 bags of potatoes t

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Elaina buys eggs and potatoes at a store. She pays a total of $25.92. She pays $2.57 for the eggs. She buys 5 bags of potatoes t

hat each cost the same amount. Which equation can be used to determine the cost, x, of each bag of potatoes?
Options:
x = (25.92 - 2.57) / 5
x = 25.92/5 + 2.57
x = (25.92 + 2.57) / 5
x = 25.92/5 - 2.57

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1 answer:

aksik [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-03T22:28:07+03:00

Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

the total is 25.92 and Elaina buys 2.57 eggs. So, you would have to first subtract 2.57 from 25.92 . Then she buys 5 bags of potatoes for x price.

This means that 23.35 (25.92-2.57) will have to be divided by 5 to get the price of 1 bag of potatoes.

x= 4.67