Question

olivia ate at the same restaurant four times. each times she ordered a salad and left a $1.50 tip. She spent a total of $54. find the cost c of each salad. write and solve a linear equation to match each situation.

Answer 1

$12

Explanation:

you can make an equation with the information given:

4(1.5 + c) = 54

divide 4 from both sides

1.5 + c = 13.5

c = 12

so the cost of salad is 12