Question

Jimmy is planning his birthday party! He spent $35 on balloons and chocolate cake. He bought balloons that cost $0.25 each and a chocolate cake for $10. He wrote the equation 0.25x+10=35 to represent the situation. Explain what each piece of the equation represents and why the equation is in that order

Answer 1

In the equation, x represents the number of balloons. We say that 25 cents per balloon becomes 0.25x.

Jimmy also purchased a chocolate cake. This is the PLUS sign in the equation.

The total for everything purchased is $35.

Balloons x at 25 cents each = 0.25x plus a chocolate cake for $10 together equals $35.