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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 bottles

she needs to sell to earn $100.

1.25x + 1.49 = 100

What error did Barbara make in writing the equation?

Barbara's equation did not consider the number of bottles of water.

Barbara's equation did not consider the number of bottles of iced tea.

Barbara's equation did not use the correct price for the bottles of iced tea.

Barbara's equation did not use the correct total for sales.

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Jaydan Contreras

5 December, 18:25

59:-

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.

1.25x + 1.49 = 100

What error did Barbara make in writing the equation?

Barbara's equation did not consider the number of bottles of water.

Barbara's equation did not consider the number of bottles of iced tea.

Barbara's equation did not use the correct price for the bottles of iced tea.

Barbara's equation did not use the correct total for sales.

Save and Exit

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Korbin Valdez · Answer 1

Barbara's equation did not consider the number of bottles of iced tea.

Step-by-step explanation:

she is missing a variable after the price of iced tea, which suggests she is only selling one bottle of iced tea.