Jeff bought 3 bags of dog food. He also bought a set of new dog bowls that cost eighteen dollars . He spent a total of forty-five dollars. Write both the verbal and mathematical equation to find out how much Jeff paid for each bag of dog food.

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anonymous · Answer

Cost of Dog food + Cost of dog bowls = 45 dollars
        3x              +            18           = 45
x is the cost of each bag of dog food

anonymous · Answer

subtract 18 brom both sides and u get 27 then u divide and u get 9