Question

A student got a juice box for $2.50 and some bags of chips for $0.85 each bag. The total cost was $5.05. What equation can be used to find the number of bags of chips? use x How many bags of chips did she buy?

Answer 1

He got scammed for paying $2.50 for a Juice box

Answer 2

• 3 bags

Explanation:

The equation for total cost:

• 2.50 + 0.85x = 5.05

Solve for x:

• 0.85x = 5.05 - 2.50
• 0.85x = 2.55
• x = 2.55/0.85
• x = 3