SOLUTION: Tony and some friends went to the movies they bought four drinks and two tubs of popcorn and spent a total of $32.50 on the food each drink cost $3.50 less than a tub of popcorn de

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Question 1151799: Tony and some friends went to the movies they bought four drinks and two 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 an equation that can be used to find the cost of one tub of popcorn
Answer by ikleyn(52787)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x = the cost of one tube of popcorn.


Then each drink costs (x-3.50) dollars, according to the condition.


The equation you are looking for is 


    4*(x-3.50) + 2x = 32.50.      ANSWER

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