Kim is buying an equal number of ounces of gummy bears and chocolate drops for her friends. Kim has $10 to spend at the store. I
f gummy bears cost $0.50 per ounce and chocolate drops cost $0.75 per ounce, how many ounces of each type of candy can she buy? ounces of each type of candy
The second equation because they all have a common factor of 3. You can get x by itself. However, with the first one, you'll end up with fractions instead.