A family ordered some candy bars and bags of chips for snacking. The number oof candy bars was twice as much as the number of ba gs of chips. If the family spent a total of %5.50, how many bags of chips did the family buy?
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Answer:
The family bought 2 bags of chips
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of chips bags be = x
The number of candy bars = twice as much as the number of bags of chip
The number of candy bars = 2x
The total cost spent is = $5.50
Therefore cost of all the chips bags + candy bars = 5.50
2x + x = 5.50
3x = 5.50
x =
x = 1.83
x = 2 (approx)
Thus the number of chips is 2 and the candy bars is 2(2) = 4 bags
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