Homework Help: math

Posted by ladoo on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:16am.

A full bottle of juice costs $2.00.If the cost of the juice is $1.50 more than the cost of the bottle, how much does the empty bottle cost?

Hint: Answer is not 50 cents.

math - Reiny, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:41am
x + (x+1.50) = 2.00
2x = .50
x = .25

check:
if bottle costs 25 cents, then the juice costs $1.75 ($1.50 more)
total cost = $2.00

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