Question

6. Homer and Bart plan to buy one computer

Games cost $49.99 each.
one computer for $499.00 strictly for gaming purposes.
Part A: Define each variable and write o
much they will spend before sales tax, based on
and the number of games.
variable and write an algebraic expression to describe how
spend before sales tax, based on purchasing the computer

Answer 1

`\boxed{c = 49.99n + 499.00}`

Explanation:

`\begin{array}{rcl}c& = & \text{total cost}\\n & = & \text{number of games}\\49.99n & = & \text{cost of games}\\499.00 & = & \text{cost of computer}\\49.99n + 499.00 & = & \text{total cost}\\c & = & \mathbf{49.99n + 499.00}\\\end{array}`

`\text{The expression for how much to spend is $\boxed{\mathbf{c = 49.99n + 499.00}}$}`