ciara brought $240 to spend on gifts for her family. she found 8 identical statues at the gift shop. she had $72 leftover. how much did each statue cost?

please tell me the equation for it
also do it in algebra

Respuesta :

Answer:

$22.25

Step-by-step explanation:

240 - 72 = 178

178 is total spent.

178 divided by 8 = 22.25

Each statue cost $22.25.

The answer is 22.25 I hope this helped