Tony and some friends went to the movies. They bought 4 drinks and 2 tubs of popcorn and spent a total of $32.50 on the food. Each drink cost $3.50 less than a tub of popcorn. Define a variable. Write and equation that can be used to find the cost of one tub of popcorn.

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Jada Zuniga

24 April, 20:15

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Braylon Carlson · Answer 1

1 tub of popcorn = t

1 drink = t - 3.5

4 (t - 3.5) + 2t = $32.50

4t - 14 + 2t = 32.5

6t = 32.5 + 14

6t = 46.5

t = 46.5 / 6

t = $7.75