We do not know how much a box of spaghetti cost. However, we do know that 1 jar of marinara sauce costs $2.49. A bag of frozen meatballs is $5.79. She purchased 2 jars of marina sauce:
2(2.49) = 4.98
She also purchased one bag of meatballs. Let’s add these two numbers.
4.98 + 5.75 = 10.73
Now, we can subtract 23.48 from 10.73.
23.48 - 10.73 = 12.75
Then, we should divide 12.75 by 3. This gives us 4.25.
Each box of spaghetti costs $4.25.
To check our answer, we can use this equation.
4.25(3) + 2(2.49) + 5.75 = 23.48
23.48 = 23.48
