What is this solved equation for, at a carnival, Brett buys game tokens for $.25 each. He spends $7.50 for food and $14 in all. How many tokens did he buy?9

Question

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Answer 1

Brett spent $7.50 on food, so he has 14-7.50=$6.50 left. Game tokens cost 25c each, so he can buy 4 for 1$. He has $6.50. $6 will buy him 6*4=24 tokens (4 for each dollar) and 50c will pay for 2 more tokens, making 24+2=26 tokens.

Answer 2

Let brett buy x tokens

So the equation is,
0.25x = 7.50 +14
0.25x=21.5
x = 21.5/0.25
x=86

Hence brett buy 86 tokens

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