Question

Buying in Bulk Alicia bought a package of eight peaches for $\$3.20$. Find the cost of each peach.

Short answer

The cost of each peach is,$\$0.4$.

Step-by-step solution

Step1.Given that,

The total number of peaches is, $\$8$.

The cost of eight peaches is, $\$3.20$.

We need to find the cost of each peach.

Let the cost of each peach be,$\$x$.

Step2.Find the cost of each peach.

The formula used in this problem is,

The cost of each peach $\times$The total number of peaches $=\$3.20$.

Substitute the known values in the formula.

$x\times 8=3.20$

Solve the above equation.

$$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{3.20}{8} \\ x=0.4 \end{gathered}$$

Step3.Let us check the answer.

$$\begin{gathered} 0.4\times 8=3.20 \\ 3.20=3.20 \end{gathered}$$

which is true.

Therefore, the cost of each peach is,$\$0.4$.