Maria and Dwayne have $50 to spend on a party. They plan to spend $27 on snacks and the rest on sports drinks that cost $1.25 each. Dwayne uses the equation 50=27+1.25d to find the number of sports drinks d they can buy. Dwayne says that they can buy 18.4 drinks. Maria says they can buy only 18 bottles.
Is either of them correct?
Dwayne is correct because the equation fits the situation and the correct solution is 18.4.
Maria is correct because you cannot buy part of a sports drink.
Both are correct because both 18 and 18.4 sports drinks will put them at or under budget.
Neither are correct because both 18 and 18.4 sports drinks will put them over budget.
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The correct answer is that Dwayne is correct because the equation fits the situation and the correct solution is 18.4. Maria's response is not correct as you cannot buy a fraction of a sports drink in this scenario.
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