SOLUTION: Emma bought snacks for her team's practice. She bought a bag of chips for $2.27 and a 24-pack of juice bottles. The total cost before tax was $51.23. Write and solve an equation wh

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Question 1207519: Emma bought snacks for her team's practice. She bought a bag of chips for $2.27 and a 24-pack of juice bottles. The total cost before tax was $51.23. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine j, how much each bottle of juice cost.
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Emma bought snacks for her team's practice. She bought a bag of chips for $2.27
and a 24-pack of juice bottles. The total cost before tax was $51.23.
Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine j, how much each bottle of juice cost.
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The equation is

    2.27 + 24*j = 51.23  dollars (the total)


The solution is

    j = %2851.23-2.27%29%2F24 = 2.04 dollars for each bottle in the pack.    ANSWER.

Solved.