Henry bought snacks for his team's practice

Henry bought snacks for his team's practice. He bought a bag of chips for $2.25 and a 5-pack of juice bottles. The total cost before tax was $9.95. How much was each bottle of juice?

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x = cost of each bottle of juice

5x + 2.25 = 9.95  {price per bottle times number of bottles plus chips equals total cost}
5x = 7.7  {subtracted 2.25 from each side}
x = 1.54  {divided each side by 5}

The cost of each bottle was $1.54.

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