What is the price of one extension cord if Max can buy a package of 6 for $7.26?

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Eva Adamson · Accepted Answer

Since the cost of one extension cord is unknown, let us assume it to be a certain number #x#. Six extension cords cost $7.26. We can write this as: Cost of one cord × 6 = $7.26 That is, #x# × #6=7.26#
#6x=7.26# #x=7.26/6# #x=1.21# Therefore, we can conclude that one extension cord costs $1.21. I think it's useful to remember that if you're given the cost of a certain number of things, you can find out the cost of one of those things by dividing by the number of total number of things. Say, #n# number of items cost some amount. Then, one item would cost  Total cost of #n# items#/n#

Eli Assouline · Answer

undefined To find the price of one extension cord, we divide the total cost of the package by the number of extension cords in the package.

Given that Max can buy a package of 6 extension cords for $7.26, we divide the total cost by the number of cords:

$$ \text{Price of one extension cord} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of cords}} $$
$$ \text{Price of one extension cord} = \frac{7.26}{6} $$
$$ \text{Price of one extension cord} ≈ 1.21 $$

Therefore, the price of one extension cord is approximately $1.21.