Question

Maya buys 22 sports drinks for her soccer team. They are on sale for $0.35 off per drink. Maya paid $18.70 for the 22 sports drinks. What is the normal price for the drink? Use x to represent the normal price.

Answer 1

The normal price of the drink is $1.2

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Number of drinks bought = 22

Discount on each drink = $0.35

Total money paid = $18.70

Let x be the normal price of the drink.

Thus, we can write the equation:

`\text{(Discounted price)(Total number of drinks)= Money paid}\\(x-0.35)(22) = 18.70\\22x - 7.7 = 18.70\\22x = 26.4\\x = 1.2`

Thus, the normal price of the drink is $1.2