Jeff bought 3 bags of dog food. He also bought a set of new dog bowls that cost eighteen dollars. He spent a total of forty-five dollars. Write both the verbal and mathematical equation to find out how much Jeff paid for each bag of dog food.

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Richard Hendrix

5 February, 09:38

Jeff bought 3 bags of dog food. He also bought a set of new dog bowls that cost eighteen dollars. He spent a total of forty-five dollars. Write both the verbal and mathematical equation to find out how much Jeff paid for each bag of dog food.

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Alfredo Fitzpatrick · Answer 1

[3 + 18x = 45 ]

-3 - 3

3 was the constant so we cancel the three by changing to the opposite. Then subtract the - 3 from 45 which equals 42. After subtract 3, you divide by the number that has a variable x is the variable

=18 divide by 42

x=21