Question

Sebastian bought snacks for his team's practice. He brought a bag of chips for 2.51 and a 6-pack of juice bottles. The total cost before tax was 12.53. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine how many each bottle of juice costs.

a) 1.84
b) 1.91
c) 2.03
d) 2.18

Answer 1

To find the cost of each bottle of juice, set up an equation with the total cost and solve for x. Each bottle of juice costs $1.67.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the cost of each bottle of juice, let's assume the cost per bottle is x dollars. Since Sebastian bought a 6-pack of juice bottles, the total cost of the juice bottles would be 6x dollars. Adding the cost of the bag of chips, the total cost before tax is 2.51 + 6x dollars.

We are given that the total cost before tax is 12.53 dollars. So we can set up the equation: 2.51 + 6x = 12.53. To solve for x, we subtract 2.51 from both sides of the equation to isolate 6x: 6x = 10.02. Finally, we divide both sides by 6 to find the cost per bottle of juice: x = 1.67 dollars.

Therefore, each bottle of juice costs $1.67, and the correct option is a) 1.84.