WRITE AN EQUATION You bought a 5 magazine and four erasers. You spent a total of 25 How much did each eraser cost?

## Step 1<br />Let's denote the cost of each eraser as \(x\). According to the problem, the total cost of the magazine and four erasers is $25. This can be represented by the equation:<br />### \(5 + 4x = 25\)<br /><br />## Step 2<br />To solve for \(x\), we first isolate the term with \(x\) on one side of the equation. We do this by subtracting 5 from both sides of the equation.<br />### \(4x = 25 - 5\)<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Simplify the right side of the equation to get:<br />### \(4x = 20\)<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Finally, to solve for \(x\), we divide both sides of the equation by 4.<br />### \(x = \frac{20}{4}\)