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Problem
The sale ad read: "Buy three tires at the regular price and get the fourth tire for <dollar/>3." Sam paid <dollar/>240 for a set of four tires at the sale. What was the regular price of one tire?
Solution
Let the regular price of one tire be 
. We have
See Also
| 1987 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 14 |
Followed by Problem 16 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
