Question

You went to Buffalo Wild Wings to buy lunch for your friends. The difference between a large and small basket of wings is 65 cents. You bought 5 large baskets and 3 small baskets for $42.85. What was the cost of a small basket of wings?

Answer 1

5x+3(x-0.35)= 42.85
5x+3x-1.05=42.85
8x-1.05=42.85
8x=43.90
X=5.4875 (5.49 rounded)
X is the price for a large basket, so to find the price of a small basket, take away 0.35.
5.4875-0.35=5.1375 (5.14 rounded)

If you plug back in the exact values for each basket, you will get $42.85.

If you plug in the rounded values, you will get $42.87, so put down whichever you think your teacher would want.

Answer 2

4.7

Explanation: