Question

at the movies, la quinta paid for drinks and popcorn for herself and her two children. she spend twice as much on popcorn as on drinks. if her total bill came to $17.94, how much did she spend on drinks and how much did she spend on popcorn?

Answer 1

Explanation:

let the amount spent on popcorn be x and amount spent on drinks be y

If the total bill paid is $17.94, then x+y = $17.94

If she spend twice as much on popcorn as on drinks, then y = 2x

Substitute y = 2x into the original equation

x+y = $17.94

x + 2x = $17.94

3x = $17.94

x = $17.94/3

x = $5.98

Since y = 2x

y = 2($5.98)

y = $11.96

Therefore she spent $5.98 on popcorn and $11.96 on drinks