Question

at the souvenir shop each stuffed elephant was on sale for $5 off Matrix bought three of them for $45 how much did each stuffed animal elephant cost

Answer 1

Hello there!
So the equation I would use for this word problem is 3(s+5)=45.
3s+15=45
    -15  -15
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3s=30
Divide 3 from both sides.
s ends up equaling 1.
Each stuffed animal elephant cost $10

Answer 2

If he bought 3 stuffed elephants for $45, then I believe you should just be able to divide 45 by 3 and get that each stuffed elephant cost $15. In this particular problem, the discount of $5 off isn't necessary information in solving the problem.