At a local movie theater sodas cost 4.50 and bags of popcorn cost 1.50. If Kirk buys three times as many bags as popcorn as sodas and pays a total of 36 determine how many of each item Kirk bought

12 bags of popcorn and 4 sodas

Step-by-step explanation:

Quantity: Popcorn = 3x Sodas=x

Value: Sodas - $4.50, Popcorn - $1.50

Total Value: $36

3x (1.5) + 4.5x=36

4.5x+4.5x=36

9x=36

x=4

Therefore, 12 bags of popcorn and 4 sodas