Answer:
1.80 this is the correct answer
The real way is to subtract the term with the variable on the right first, but both Spencer and Jeremiah are correct. When you do them both, they arrive at the same answer, only that Spencer's would be 2/5, and Jeremiah's would be -2/-5, which is 2/5, because you divide negative by a negative. It doesn't matter which term with the variable you would cancel out first. Either way, you still arrive at the correct answer.
Multiply the values then either divide by 2 or multiply by 2
(11x+10)(x+-1)
(X+1)(11x+-10)
$8.70 is the total cost without the coupons. He gets 6 gallons. He gets $0.55 off per gallon.
To find the total price Zak got off, multiply 6 and $0.55. 6 x $0.55 = $3.30, so he got $3.30 off.
To find the total price. Add the total cost without the coupons + the amount the coupons saved him.
$8.70 + $3.30 = $12
To find the price per one gallon, divide the total price / number of gallons
$12/6 = $2. The regular price is $2 a gallon
