A lawyer spends \( \$ 75.00 \) on \( 3 \) staplers and \( 3 \) pads of paper. If each stapler costs \( \$ 21.75 \) , and each pad of paper costs \( x \) dollars, which statement is true?
The equation \( 3 x + 21.75 = 75 \) can be used to find \( x \) , and each pad of paper costs \( \$ 3.25 \) . The equation \( 3 x + 21.75 = 75 \) can be used to find \( x \) , and each pad of paper costs \( \$ 17.75 \). The equation \( 3 ( x + 21.75 ) = 75 \) can be used to find \( x \) , and each pad of paper costs \( \$ 3.25 \) .
Then \( 3 ( x + 21.75 ) = 75 \) can be used to find \( x \) , and each pad of paper costs \( \$ 17.75 \) .
