SOLUTION: A car with 5 passengers stops for gas. While the tank fills, one passenger volunteers
to get drinks and snacks for everyone in the car. Three passengers want bottles of Vitamin
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Question 624901: A car with 5 passengers stops for gas. While the tank fills, one passenger volunteers
to get drinks and snacks for everyone in the car. Three passengers want bottles of Vitamin Water
and Cliff bars, two passengers want bottles of Dr. Pepper and Doritos, and everyone agrees that the
buyer should get as many bags of Skittles as possible. The passengers hand the buyer a total of
$18:50. If the Vitamin Water costs $1:49 per bottle, Cliff bars are $1:79 each, Dr. Pepper is $1:20 per
bottle, Doritos are $0:99 each, and Skittles cost 88 cents per bag, how many bags of Skittles can the
buyer get and not go over $18:50? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The 3 passengers get bottles of Vitamin water = cliff bars =
2 passengers get Dr Peppers = Doritos =
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This adds up to
Let = number of bags of Skittles they can buy
They can buy 4 bags of Skittles
