We have $55.71 to spend on drinks and chips.Drinks cost $0.74 each and chips cost $2.49 per bag.There are 5.00 times as many drinks as bags of chips.How many of each are bought? Round your answers to two decimal places.
A) 60.00 drinks and 12.00 bags of chips
B) 9.00 drinks and 45.00 bags of chips
C) 45.00 drinks and 9.00 bags of chips
D) None of the above

Question

We have $55.71 to spend on drinks and chips.Drinks cost $0.74 each and chips cost $2.49 per bag.There are 5.00 times as many drinks as bags of chips.How many of each are bought? Round your answers to two decimal places. ​
A) 60.00 drinks and 12.00 bags of chips
B) 9.00 drinks and 45.00 bags of chips
C) 45.00 drinks and 9.00 bags of chips
D) None of the above

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let x be the number of bags of chips. Then, the number of drinks is 5x. The total cost is 0.74(5x) + 2.49(x) = 55.71. Solving gives x = 9, so there are 9 bags of chips and 45 drinks.

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