SOLUTION: Pierre's ice cream Shoppe charges $1.19 for a scoop of ice cream and $0.94 for each topping. Gordon paid $4.55 for a three-scoop sundae. How many toppings did he get?

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Question 1076079: Pierre's ice cream Shoppe charges $1.19 for a scoop of ice cream and $0.94 for each topping. Gordon paid $4.55 for a three-scoop sundae. How many toppings did he get?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the number of toppings on the
3-scoop sundae
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+3%2A1.19+%2B+.94x+=+4.55+
+3.57+%2B+.94x+=+4.55+
+.94x+=+4.55+-+3.57+
+.94x+=+.98+
+x+=+1.04+
To the nearest whole number,
there is 1 topping