Question

Tina spends $50.86 at the craft store. She buys 5 yards of fabric at $8.98 per yard and 2 spools of thread. What is the price of one spool of thread?

Answer 1

Answer:

One spool of thread is $2.98

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

$ 2.98

Step-by-step explanation:

Total amount spent by Mila equals $50.86

She bought 5 yards of fabric at $8.98 per yard. Hence, the total amount she spent on fabric is 8.98 × 5 = $44.9

It should be noted that since she bought only 2 kinds of things, this mean that Amount spent of fabric + Amount spent on thread = $50.86

Amount spent on thread = $50.86 - Amount spent on fabrics.

Amount spent on thread = $50.86 - $44.9 = $5.96

This is the total amount spent on thread.

But the question asks amount spent on one spool of thread. Since 2 spools would cost $5.96, one spool would cost $5.96 ÷ 2 = $2.98