Barbara sells iced tea for $1.49 per bottle, y, and water for $1.25 per bottle, x. She wrote an equation to find the number of bottles she needs to sell to earn $100.1.25+1.49y=100 What error did Barbara make in writing the equation? NOTE: In the bottom right corner of each question, you will see an option to check answer. Click this to check your answer before moving on to the next question. It will not tell you the correct answer, but it will tell you if the answer you selected is correct. You can use this feature twice per question.(1 point)ResponsesBarbara's equation did not use the correct total for sales. Barbara's equation did not use the correct total for sales. Barbara’s equation did not consider the number of bottles of water. Barbara’s equation did not consider the number of bottles of water. Barbara’s equation did not consider the number of bottles of iced tea.Barbara’s equation did not consider the number of bottles of iced tea.Barbara’s equation did not use the correct price for the bottles of iced tea.
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The correct response is: Barbara’s equation did not consider the number of bottles of water.
The equation she wrote, \(1.25 + 1.49y = 100\), does not appropriately represent both the sales from iced tea (y, priced at $1.49) and water (x, priced at $1.25). To find the total sales, she should have included both variables, typically in the form \(1.25x + 1.49y = 100\), where x is the number of bottles of water sold and y is the number of bottles of iced tea sold.
