Question

sarah bought snacks for her teams practice. she bought a bag of chips for $1.56 and a 20 - pack of juice bottles. the total cost before tax was $33.96. write and solve an equation which can be used to determine j, how much each bottle of juice cost. answer attempt 1 out of 2 equation: answer: j =

Explanation:

Step1: Define the equation

The cost of the chips plus the cost of the 20 - pack of juice equals the total cost. The cost of the chips is $1.56, the cost of each juice bottle is LXI0, so the cost of 20 juice bottles is LXI1, and the total cost is $33.96. So the equation is \( 1.56 + 20j=33.96 \).

Step2: Solve for \( j \)

Subtract 1.56 from both sides of the equation: \( 20j=33.96 - 1.56 \).
Calculate the right - hand side: \( 33.96−1.56 = 32.4 \). So \( 20j = 32.4 \).
Divide both sides by 20: \( j=\frac{32.4}{20} \).
Calculate \( \frac{32.4}{20}=1.62 \).

Answer:

Equation: \( 1.56 + 20j = 33.96 \)