Question

Matthew bought snacks for soccer team. He bought a bag of apple slices for $5.65, and he bought a 12 pack of Gatorade bottles. The total cost was $12.13 before tax. Which equation below can be used to determine, B, the price of each Gatorade bottle

Answer 1

0.54

Explanation:

If the total is $12.13 and the apples were $5.65, this means the Gatorade in total costed $6.48. There are 12 bottles of Gatorade in the pack. To find B, I need to divide the total of the Gatorade ($6.48) by the number of Gatorade bottles (12) to get the answer: $0.54.

Answer 2

6.48/12=B

Explanation:

B=6.48

6.48/12=0.54

Each Gatorade bottle costs 54 cents.