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Barbara sells iced tea for $1.49 per bottle and water for $1.25 per bottle. She wrote an equation to find the number of bottles she needs to sell to earn $100.
1.25x + 1.49 = 100
What error did Barbara make in writing the equation?
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Barbara sells iced tea for $1.49 per bottle and water for $1.25 per bottle. She wrote an equation to find the number of bottles she needs to sell to earn $100.
1.25x + 1.49 = 100 (error exist at the fold face)
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