A construction worker bought several bottles of juice for $3 at the convenience store. She paid for them with a $20 bill. If "J" represents the number of bottles of juice, write an expression for the change she should receive.

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Bates

12 February, 08:47

A construction worker bought several bottles of juice for $3 at the convenience store. She paid for them with a $20 bill. If "J" represents the number of bottles of juice, write an expression for the change she should receive.

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Ray Goodwin · Answer 1

Each bottle of juice costs $3, so to find the total price of the bottles, you would have to multiply the number of bottles by $3, or:

3*J

Since she paid for them with a $20 bill, you need to subtract the total price of the bottles (shown above) from 20. Let's say "y" is the amount of change she receives:

y=20 - (3*J)

A construction worker bought several bottles of juice for $3 at the convenience store. She paid for them with a $20 bill. If "J" represents the number of bottles of juice, write an expression for the change she should receive.Solve. Show each step.

A construction worker bought several bottles of juice for $3 at the convenience store. She paid for them with a $20 bill. If "J" represents the number of bottles of juice, write an expression for the change she should receive.

Solve. Show each step.