The answer is $9.50 because you need to take the total of the popcorn which is $16.50. Then subtract that from $45 and get $28.50. The last step to do is divide $28.50 by three to get your final answer= $9.50
The answer is= $9.50
I'm assuming you want us to solve for the unknown variable z

Combine like terms on the right side

Use the distributive property on the left side

Add both sides by 20 to cancel out the "-20" on the left side

Divide both sides by 10

That is the value of the known variable, z, in this equation. Let me know if you need any clarifications, thanks!
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80,400 or eighty thousand four hundred