Question

Tim has $20 to buy snacks for 12 people in an office. Each person will get one snack. Tim is buying bags of pretzels that cost $1.50 per bagand bags of crackers that cost $2.00 per bag.

how many bags of pretzels will tim buy?

Answer 1

Answer:8 BAGS

Explanation:

I GOT IT RIGHT

Answer 2

8 bags of pretzels

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of bags of pretzels Tim buys. We assume he spends exactly $20 on exactly 12 bags of snack food. Then his purchase is ...

1.50x + 2.00(12-x) = 20.00

-0.50x +24.00 = 20.00 . . . eliminate parentheses, collect terms

-0.50x = -4.00 . . . . . . . . . . .subtract 24

x = 8 . . . . . . . . . . divide by -0.50

Tim will buy 8 bags of pretzels.