Sam is stocking up on canned tuna. He got 9 cans at the supermarket, and had 5 coupons for 25 cents off a single can per coupon. He paid $20 and got $5.50 in change. How many cents does a can of tuna cost? Let's be accurate as possible.
Sam is stocking up on canned tuna. He got 9 cans at the supermarket, and had 5 coupons for 25 cents off a single can per coupon. He paid $20 and got $5.50 in change. How many cents does a can of tuna cost? Let's be accurate as possible.
user
Sam paid $\boxed{\$20-5.50 = 14.50}$ for the cans of tuna.
He used $\boxed{5 \times 25 = $12.50}$ worth of coupons.
Thus, a can of tuna costs $\boxed{\frac{14.50 - 12.50}{9} = $1.72 \approx \boxed{1 \frac{52}{91} \text{ cents}}$.
assistant
To determine the cost per can of tuna, we need to first calculate the total cost of the 9 cans of tuna without considering the coupons.

Let's assume that each can of tuna costs the same amount, denoted by x cents.

Total cost of 9 cans without coupons = 9x

Next, we need to subtract the discount from the total cost using the coupons. Each coupon offers a 25-cent discount, so the total discount is:

Discount = 5 coupons x 0.25 cents per coupon = 1.25 cents

Now, we can calculate the actual cost paid after applying the coupons:

Actual cost = Total cost of 9 cans - Discount
       = 9x - 1.25

We know that the actual cost paid was $20, and we also have the given information that $5.50 in change was received. This means that the total amount spent (including the discount) was $20 + 55 cents = $20.55.

Substituting this into the equation for the actual cost, we get:

20.55 = 9x - 1.25

Solving for x, we get:

x = (20.55 + 1.25) / 9
x ≈ 2.69 cents

Therefore, a single can of tuna, assuming each can costs the same amount, costs approximately 2.69 cents. This calculation assumes that the discount from the coupons was applied correctly and that there were no other factors affecting the price, such as sales or taxes.
Sam is stocking up on canned tuna. He got 9 cans at the supermarket, and had 5 coupons for 25 cents off a single can per coupon. He paid $20 and got $5.50 in change. How many cents does a can of tuna cost? Let's be accurate as possible.
user
To determine the cost per can of tuna, we need to first calculate the total cost of the 9 cans of tuna without considering the coupons.

Let's assume that each can of tuna costs the same amount, denoted by x cents.

Total cost of 9 cans without coupons = 9x

Next, we need to subtract the discount from the total cost using the coupons. Each coupon offers a 25-cent discount, so the total discount is:

Discount = 5 coupons x 0.25 cents per coupon = 1.25 cents

Now, we can calculate the actual cost paid after applying the coupons:

Actual cost = Total cost of 9 cans - Discount
       = 9x - 1.25

We know that the actual cost paid was $20, and we also have the given information that $5.50 in change was received. This means that the total amount spent (including the discount) was $20 + 55 cents = $20.55.

Substituting this into the equation for the actual cost, we get:

20.55 = 9x - 1.25

Solving for x, we get:

x = (20.55 + 1.25) / 9
x ≈ 2.69 cents

Therefore, a single can of tuna, assuming each can costs the same amount, costs approximately 2.69 cents. This calculation assumes that the discount from the coupons was applied correctly and that there were no other factors affecting the price, such as sales or taxes.
assistant
Sam is stocking up on canned tuna. He got 9 cans at the supermarket, and had 5 coupons for 25 cents off a single can per coupon. He paid $20 and got $5.50 in change. How many cents does a can of tuna cost? Let's be accurate as possible.
user
From the information given, we can determine the cost of a single can of tuna as follows:

Total cost of 9 cans = $20
Value of 5 coupons = $1.25 (0.25 x 5)
Net cost of 9 cans after using coupons = $18.75 ($20 - $1.25)

Therefore, the cost of a single can of tuna is $1.82 (18.75/9). To be even more accurate, we can round this to two decimal places and say that a can of tuna costs $1.83.

Confidence: 100%
assistant