SOLUTION: A bottle of Coke is $2. You can exchange two empty bottles for a bottle of Coke. 4 bottle caps for a bottle of coke. derive an equation that shows this and how many bottles

Question 996681: A bottle of Coke is $2.
You can exchange two empty bottles for a bottle of Coke.
4 bottle caps for a bottle of coke.
derive an equation that shows this and
how many bottles of coke can you buy with $20
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If I read this right:
Let = number of empty bottles
Let = number of bottle caps
Let = number of bottles of Coke you can get
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and with $20,

You can get 10 bottles opf Coke with $20
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