Question

Jim and Sean went to the diner and bought two egg scrambles. Jim also got a cup of coffee for a dollar. If their total bill was $9.50, how much was each egg scramble?

LET X = 9.5

EQUATION:

Answer 1

If only Jim purchased a cup of coffee, we will subtract its cost from the total;

9.50 - 1.00 = 8.50

Assuming that the two purchased nothing else for breakfast, and that the cost of an egg scramble was the same for both, let's call the price of the egg scramble x.

Since they both bought eggs, then 2x = 8.50

x = $4.25, the price for each egg scramble