The members of a book club spend the same amount of money for refreshments at each meeting. At one meeting they bought 6 bagels

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and spent $9.00 on beverages. At the next meeting they bought 8 bagels and spent $8.20 on beverages. What was the cost of each bagel?

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Tom [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-12-31T11:19:30+03:00

The members of a book club spend $0.4 for each Bagel as refreshment.

Let x represent the cost of each bagel.

At a meeting, they bought 6 bagels and spent $9.00 on beverages, hence:

Cost = 6x + 9

At another meeting, they bought 8 bagels and spent $8.20 on beverages, hence:

Cost = 8x + 8.20

Since the same money is spent on each meeting, hence:

6x + 9 = 8x + 8.2

2x = 0.8

x = $0.4

Therefore the cost of each bagel is $0.4