Julie bought a drink for $2.99, two bags of chips for $1.29 each, and some gasoline at a convenience store. The price of gasolin
e was $2.59 per gallon. If x represents the number of gallons of gasoline she purchased, which of the following equations can be used to find how much Julie spent at the convenience store?
Hi, to answer this question we have to write an equation with the information given.
The total cost for her (C) is equal to the price of the drink (2.99) ; plus the product of the price of each bag of chips (1.29) and the number of bags of chips that she bought(2); plus the product of amount of gallons of gasoline purchased (x) and the price of each gallon (2.59)
