SOLUTION: You have $6 to spend on lunch today. The drinks cost $1.25 each and the salad costs $0.20 per ounce. Write an equation that models this situation.

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Question 1165225: You have $6 to spend on lunch today. The drinks
cost $1.25 each and the salad costs $0.20 per ounce.
Write an equation that models this situation.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x salads in ounces
y drinks in counts
6, your cost limit in dollars

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