SOLUTION: 1. a small can of an energy drink contains 8 or more calories than 4 times the number of calories in a shot of the same energy drink. If a small can and shot contain a total of 133

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Question 987781: 1. a small can of an energy drink contains 8 or more calories than 4 times the number of calories in a shot of the same energy drink. If a small can and shot contain a total of 133 calories, how many calories are in each drink?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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C=calories in small can; S=calories in shot
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S+C=133
C=133-S
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C=4S+8
133-S=4S+8
125=5S
25=S ANSWER 1: A shot contains 25 calories.
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C=133-S=133-25=108 ANSWER 2: A small can contains 108 calories.