Homework Help: MATH

Posted by christina on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 4:16pm.

chris buys a chocolate bar and a pack of gum for 1.75 if the chocolate bar costs .25 more than the pack of gum how much does the pack of gum costs?

MATH - Reiny, Monday, July 13, 2009 at 4:21pm
cost of gum = x
cost of bar = x+.25

solve

x + x + .25 = 1.75

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