Question

Charles always spend the same amount of money each morning.Sunday he bought a newspaper for $2.50 and also purchased a coffee.Monday he purchased a newspaper for $1.50 and purchased two coffees. Determine the price of one coffee.

Answer 1

a coffee is one dollar

Explanation:

if he spends the same amount of momey each day, lets say a coffee is a dollar. the first day he spends 2.50 on a newspaper plus 1 dollar on a coffee equaling 3.50 dollars. if he purchased a 1.50 dollar newspaper and two coffees, two coffees would equal two dollars plus 1.50 equaling 3.50 dollars. that answer equals the same amount that he spent on monday.