Coach Liz and Coach Joseph were stocking up on snacks for their soccer teams. Liz bought some juice boxes along with some oranges that cost $10.98. Joseph bought three times as many juice boxes as Liz, but he didn't buy any oranges. He spent the same amount of money as Liz.

Question

Which equation can you use to find b, the amount of money Liz spent on juice boxes?
How much did Liz spend on juice boxes?

Answer 1

Let b be the amount of money Liz spent on juice boxes.

From the given information, we can set up the equation:
b + 10.98 = 3b

Solving for b:
b + 10.98 = 3b
10.98 = 2b
b = 5.49

Therefore, Liz spent $5.49 on juice boxes.