Question

Barbara sells iced tea for $1.49 per bottle and water for $1.25 per bottle. She wrote an equation to find the number of drinks she needs to sell to earn $100.

1.25x + 1.49 = 100

What error did Barbara make in writing the equation?

Answer 1

the way she put it implies that she will sell many water bottles and only one iced tea. the correct equation would be 1.25x+1.49y=100, as she may sell different amounts of each.