Mrs. Baker paid $2.50 for 5 pounds of bananas. How do you write an equation relating the cost #c# to the number of pounds #p# of bananas. How much would Mrs. Baker pay for 8 pounds of bananas?
1 Answer
Jun 3, 2018
See a solution process below:
Explanation:
Mrs. Baker paid:
The general formula for the cost of an item is:
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#c# is the total cost of the items -
#p# is the number of units purchased -
#u# is the unit cost of the item,#$2.50# for this problem.
We can substitute for
Mrs. Baker would of paid