Question

Jamal buys 10 bottles of orange juice at the corner store for a total cost of $9.20. If each bottle costs the same amount, how much is 19 bottles of juice?

Answer 1

To find the cost of 19 bottles of orange juice, we first need to determine the cost of one bottle.

Jamal buys 10 bottles for a total of $9.20, so the cost per bottle is calculated as follows:

\[
\text{Cost per bottle} = \frac{\text{Total cost}}{\text{Number of bottles}} = \frac{9.20}{10} = 0.92
\]

The cost of one bottle of orange juice is $0.92.

Now, to find the cost of 19 bottles, we multiply the cost per bottle by 19:

\[
\text{Cost of 19 bottles} = \text{Cost per bottle} \times 19 = 0.92 \times 19
\]

Calculating \(0.92 \times 19\):

\[
0.92 \times 19 = 17.48
\]

Thus, the cost of 19 bottles of orange juice is **$17.48**.