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Writing and Solving Equations in Two Variables — Quiz

Question 10 • Mathematics I

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 bottles she needs to sell to earn $⁢100. 1 point 2 5 x plus 1 point 4 9 is equal to 100 What error did Barbara make in writing the equation?

Answer
A
Barbara’s equation did not consider the number of bottles of water.
B
Barbara's equation did not use the correct total for sales.
C
Barbara’s equation did not consider the number of bottles of iced tea.
D
Barbara’s equation did not use the correct price for the bottles of iced tea.

Explanation

In Barbara’s equation, 1.25x counts the money from x bottles of water, but 1.49 is only the price of one bottle of iced tea. To include the sales from multiple bottles of iced tea, its price would also need to be multiplied by the number of iced tea bottles. So her equation did not consider the number of bottles of iced tea.

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