Blue Tide Swim Shop is having its annual summer sale, when every item in the store gets marked down. During the sale, rashguards sell for 5 $ less than full price. Miguel purchases 3 rashguards and pays a total of 60 $. Which equation can you use to find how much money, f, each rashguard costs at full price? Choices: (A)3(f - 5) = 60 (B)5f - 3 = 60 (C)3f - 5 = 60 (D)5(f - 3) = 60 How much does each rashguard cost at full price? ____ $

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Blue Tide Swim Shop is having its annual summer sale, when every item in the store gets marked down. During the sale, rashguards sell for 5 $ less than full price. Miguel purchases 3 rashguards and pays a total of 60 $. Which equation can you use to find how much money, f, each rashguard costs at full price?   Choices: (A)3(f - 5) = 60 (B)5f - 3 = 60 (C)3f - 5 = 60 (D)5(f - 3) = 60  How much does each rashguard cost at full price?   ____ $

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Identify Equation:  Identify the correct equation to represent the situation. Miguel buys 3 rashguards, each at a price of $f - 5 during the sale. The total cost is $60. The equation is 3(f - 5) = 60. Solve for f:  Solve the equation for f. Start by distributing the 3: 3f - 15 = 60. Add 15 to both sides: 3f = 75. Divide both sides by 3: f = 25.

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