Given:
Arnold has $24 to spend at the movies.
Ticket = $12
Popcorn is double the price of the soda.
The soda and candy bar are same price.
To find:
The price for the soda.
Solution:
Let x be the price of soda.
According to the question,
Price of candy = Price of soda = x
Price of popcorn = 2(price of soda) = 2x
Total amount = Ticket + Popcorn + Soda + Candy
[tex]24=12+2x+x+x[/tex]
[tex]24=12+4x[/tex]
[tex]24-12=4x[/tex]
[tex]12=4x[/tex]
Divide both sides by 4.
[tex]\dfrac{12}{4}=x[/tex]
[tex]3=x[/tex]
Therefore, the price of soda is $3.
