Question

An athlete buys Gatorade and water for hersporting event. The Gatorade costs $3 and thewater costs $1.00. She spent a total of 12dollars. Identify your variables and write anequation.

Answer 1

Let x be the amount of Gatorade.

Let y be the amount of Water.

Cost of 1 Gatorade is $ 3.

Cost of water is $1.00

Total amount spend is $12.

Therefore the required equation is,

$3x+y=12$