Question

Josh and Alex went to the candy shop. Josh bought lemon drops at $0.35 a piece.Alex bought chocolate bars at $0.80 a piece. If they bought the same amount of each candy and spent a total of $6.90 how many lemon drops and chocolate bars did they get

Answer 1

The answer is 6.

0.35x + 0.80x = 6.90
1.15x = 6.90
x = 6.90/1.15
x = 6


We’re using x because it’s the same amount of chocolate bars and lemon drops.