Question

Alyssa bought a soft drink for 2 dollars and 6 candy bars. She spent a total of 26 dollars. How much did each candy bar cost?

Answer 1

$4

Explanation:

You know that she spent 2 dollars on a soft drink.

You also know that she bought 6 candy bars but you don't know the price. You can represent that as 6x

You need to subtract 2 dollars from 26 to know how much money she spent on the candy bars.

Your equation would be:

26 = 2 - 6x

Subtract 2 on both sides

24 = 6x

Divide by 6

x = 4

Each candy bar cost $4.

I hope that helped!