At the grocery store, you bought 4 boxes of cereal and a carton of strawberries. The carton of strawberries costs $2.89. The bill came to a total of $12.25. How much was one box of cereal?

$2.34

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost of 4 boxes

The cost of 4 boxes must be the difference between the total and the strawberries

total-strawberries

12.25-2.89=9.36

4 boxes costs $9.36

Cost of 1 box

You bought 4 boxes for $9.36, and each box costs the same, so we can divide the cost by the number of boxes

cost/boxes

9.36/4=2.34

Each box of cereal costs $2.34