Bella went to the grocery store for her parents. She bought 3 boxes of spaghetti,2 jars of marinara sauce for$2.49 each and a bag of frozen meatballs for$5.75. If she spent a total of $23.48, how much did each box of spaghetti cost. What does x represent?

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