Question

Sally's Stuffed Animal Company charges $0.75 per pound to ship stuffed animals.

Part A: Write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of stuffed animals. Use your equation to determine the cost of shipping 2 pounds of stuffed animals.

Part B: If the company reduces the cost to ship tools by 0.05 per pound, write an equation to determine the total cost, c, to ship p pounds of stuffed animals with the reduced cost.

Answer 1

have you tried making an equation?

Answer 2

I am confused on how to go about the question

Answer 3

um n=0.75p

Answer 4

wrong variables :P

Answer 5

Part A: c=P(.75)
so c= 2 (.75) = 1.50

Answer 6

right?

Answer 7

c = 0.75p

Answer 8

?

Answer 9

@Mehek14

Answer 10

How is that the wrong variables? thats what was given?

Answer 11

@jdoe0001 can you help me please?

Answer 12

@RhondaSommer can you help me please?

Answer 13

C = 0.75p is correct

Answer 14

I thought you left for good thank for coming back @Mehek14

Answer 15

and ok ^

Answer 16

now the second part of A, put 2 for p

Answer 17

c = 0.75 * 2

Answer 18

ye

now solve

Answer 19

1.5

Answer 20

so that's how much it would cost

Answer 21

so for two pounds of stuffed animals it cost $1.5?

Answer 22

ye

Answer 23

Done with part A

Answer 24

now how do we do B?

Answer 25

ye

Answer 26

reduce = subtract

0.75 - 0.05 = ?

Answer 27

0.7

Answer 28

so C = 0.7p

Answer 29

0.7 x 2?

Answer 30

they don't ask for that

Answer 31

oh what about the equation?

Answer 32

C = 0.7p

Answer 33

Thank you so much (: you explained it very well.

Answer 34

yw :)