Barbara sells iced tea for $1.49 per bottle and water for $1.25 per bottle. She wrote an equation to find the number of drinks s

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GaryK

3 months ago

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Barbara sells iced tea for $1.49 per bottle and water for $1.25 per bottle. She wrote an equation to find the number of drinks s

he needs to sell to earn $100.
1.25x + 1.49 = 100

What error did Barbara make in writing the equation?

Mathematics

1 answer:

tester [12.3K] · Answer 1 · 2026-02-20T17:27:46+03:00

tester [12.3K]3 months ago

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Her phrasing suggests that she would sell numerous water bottles and just a single iced tea. The accurate equation should be 1.25x + 1.49y = 100, as she may offer varying quantities of both.