The Jones family and the Smith family both went out for a night at the movies. The Jones family bought 5 drinks and 2 bags of popcorn for a total of $18.75. The Smith family bought 4 drinks and 6 bags of popcorn for a total of $31.50.

How much does each bag of popcorn cost?

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It's simple. You have to subtract FIRST 18.75-5=13.75 for the Jones Family. Then you divide 13.75 by 2 bags of popcorn which equals $6.87 for the Jones Family.

For Smith Family, subtract 31.50-4=27.50. Then you divide 27.50 by 6 bags of popcorn which equals $4.58 


The Jones family and the Smith family bought each bag of popcorn for $3.75

What is an equation?

An equation is an expression that shows the relationship between two or more variables and numbers.

Let x represent the number of drinks and y represent the number of popcorn, hence:

5x + 2y = 18.75    (1)

And:

4x + 6y = 31.50   (2)

from 1 and 2:

x = 2.25 and y = 3.75

The Jones family and the Smith family bought each bag of popcorn for $3.75

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