Question

you have 50$ to spend at target.you want to buy candy and video games.you want to purchase 2 video games at the price of $17.97 each. you will use the rest of your money to buy twizzlers cost $2.60. how many packs of twizzlers can you buy?[explain]

Answer 1

lets say V is number of Video games and T is number of twizzlers

17.97V+2.60T=50
both costs add up to total 50$.
we know V=2
17.97x2+2.60 *T=50
35.94+2.60T=50
2.60T=50-35.94
2.60T=14.06
T=5.40(approx 5)

u can buy 5 packs of twizzlers