Question nasir-
Nasir bought storage bins that were each the same price. He used a coupon for off the entire purchase. The cost for the entire purchase after using the coupon was . What was the original price, in dollars, for storage bin?
Nasir bought 9 storage bins that were each the same price. He used a coupon for
Medium-difficulty · SAT Math · Linear Equations in One Variable — Word problems → single variable. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
The correct answer is . It’s given that the cost for the entire purchase was after a coupon was used for off the entire purchase. Adding the amount of the coupon to the purchase price yields . Thus, the cost for the entire purchase before using the coupon was . It’s given that Nasir bought storage bins. The original price for storage bin can be found by dividing the total cost by . Therefore, the original price, in dollars, for storage bin is , or .
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