Question

5. Amber buys bottles of lemonade and a bag of cookies at the store. She pays a total of $9.50. The bag of cookies cost $3.25. If she bought 5 bottles of lemonade, how much was each bottle of lemonade?​

Answer 1

$1.25

Explanation:

9.50=3.25+5x

9.50-3.25=6.25

6.25/5 bottles= x

x=1.25

Answer 2

each bottle was 1.25

Explanation:

subtract 3.25 from 9.50 and then divide that answer by 5 for the 5 bottles of lemonade