Jocelyn and Andy were purchasing items for their quarterly project. Jocelyn picked out 6 pens,2 posters and a glue stick. Andy picked out4pens, 1 poster and a glue stick. Andy wants to split the bill between the two. Jocelyn states that Andy would not have to pay as much as she would. The total the two spent was$23.61. The prices were as follows.
Pen $1.19 each
Poster $3.57 each
Glue Sticks were on sale 3 for a $1
Which equation represents the situation and solves for x, the cost of each glue stick?
Responses
A x3+10($1.19)+3($3.57)=$23.61x over 3 plus 10 times open paren 1 point 1 9 dollars close paren plus 3 times open paren 3 point 5 7 dollars close paren is equal to 23 point 6 1 dollars
B 10(1.19)+3(3.57)+3x=$23.6110 times 1 point 1 9 plus 3 times 3 point 5 7 plus 3 x is equal to 23 point 6 1 dollars
C $23.61−3x=$1.0023 point 6 1 dollars minus 3 x is equal to 1 point 0 0 dollars
D 10(1.19)+3(3.57)−(1.00÷3)=x