If the price of Sprite increases, the demand for a substitute good like 7-up will increase too, because people will seek for a substitute product to replace Sprite.
<u>Law of demand</u> explains the higher the price of a good, the less people will demand it (or avoid it), and will seek others to replace it.
x/5 - g = a (add g to each side)
x/5 = a + g (multiply 5 to each side)
x = 5 (a + g)
President Theodore Roosevelt thought that the sinking of Maine was done by the Spanish fleet in 1898 February 15th.
He thought that if US doesnt fight back, they are no better than cowards.
He then ordered George Dewey to attack the Spanish.
But later realizing the Maine was sunk by a mine.
Basically this war is a revenge done by the Americans for their pride and the battleship Maine
