Rajan bought 5 copies of a book to give as gifts. The book was on sale for $5 off the original price. The total that Rajan spent on 5 books was $2 more than he would have
spent on 4 copies of the book at the original price. What was the original price?
1. Complete the bar diagram below.
Sale Price
x-5
Original Price
2. Complete the equation that represents the bar diagram.
50-
3. Fill in the steps to solve the equation.
5x - = 4x + 2
5x - - 25 = 4x - 4x + 2
25 = 2
X - 25+ =2+
Use the
Property
Subtract from both sides.
Combine like terms.
Add 25 to both sides.
Simplify.
4. What was the original price of the book

Bonnie and bobby are saving money for a vacation. each friend starts with an amount and also saves a specific amount each week. bonnie created a table to show the total she has saved at the end of each week.. weeks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 amount saved 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 bobby came up with the following equation to show the total, y, he has saved at the end of each week, x. y = 12x + 4 compare the rate at which each friend saves money. select the correct answer from the drop-down menu to complete the statement. the rate at which bobby is adding to his savings each week is $ more than the rate at which bonnie is adding to her savings each week.