Answer:
The family bought approximately 2 bags of chips.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Total spent by family = $5.50
We need to find bags of chips did the family buy.
Solution:
Let number of bags of chips bought be 'x'.
Also Given:
The number of candy bars was twice as much as the number of bags of chips.
number of candy bars = [tex]2x[/tex]
Now we can say that;
Total spent by family is equal to sum of the number of bags of chips bought and number of candy bars.
framing in equation form we get;
[tex]x+2x=5.5\\\\3x=5.5[/tex]
Dividing both side by 3 we get;
[tex]\frac{3x}{3}=\frac{5.5}{3}\\\\x=1.83\approx2[/tex]
Hence the family bought approximately 2 bags of chips.
