Question

Bags of popcorn cost $0.50 each, and bags of chips cost $0.75 each. The equation 0.50x + 0.75y = 10 represents the number of popcorn and chip bags that can be bought with $10. If no chips are bought, how many popcorn bags can be purchased? *

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

If no chips are bought, then:

0.5x + 0.75(0) = 10

0.5x = 10

x = 20