Question

Isaac bought snacks for his team's practice. He bought a bag of chips for $2.94 and a

8-pack of juice bottles. The total cost before tax was $16.62. How much was each
bottle of juice?

Answer 1

$1.71

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information:

• Bag of chips = $2.94
• Total cost (before tax) = $16.62
• Number of juice bottles = 8

Define the variable:

• Let x be the cost of one bottle of juice.

Create an equation with the given information and defined variable:

`\boxed{8x+2.94=16.62}`

To find the cost of each bottle of juice, solve the equation for x:

`\implies 8x+2.94=16.62`

`\implies 8x+2.94-2.94=16.62-2.94`

`\implies 8x=13.68`

`\implies (8x)/(8)=(13.68)/(8)`

`\implies x=1.71`

Therefore, each bottle of juice was $1.71.

Answer 2

Each bottle of juice costs $1.71.

Step-by-step explanation:

cost of one bag of chips + cost of 8 pack of juice bottles = total cost

2.94 + 8b = 16.62

8b = 16.62 - 2.94

8b = 13.68

b = 13.68/8

b = 1.71