Putting It Together: Real Numbers
Remember Jose, the treasurer of the Aspiring Entrepreneurs Club? We left him standing in the grocery store aisle, puzzling over how many bags of chips and packages of cookies to buy for the party he was planning. Let's review what we know before we apply what you've learned to solve the problem:- Jose has a budget of [latex]$76[/latex].
- A bag of chips costs [latex]$3[/latex].
- A package of cookies costs [latex]$2[/latex].
- A 12-pack of soda costs [latex]$5[/latex].
- Jose needs to buy five packs of soda.
- Jose wants to buy two more bags of chips than packages of cookies.
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