Question

PLEASE HELP

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Jayla runs a catering business. She has
devised a formula to determine the number of
meatballs he needs to create for a given event. a
The formula is m = 5a + 2c, where mis the
total number of meatballs to prepare and a
and c represent the number of adults and
children attending the event.
How many meatballs are needed for an event
with 25 adults and 10 children?​

Answer 1

145 meatballs are needed for an event with 25 adults and 10 children.

Explanation:

Use substitution to work out your answer.

m = 5a + 2c becomes

m = 5(25) + 2(10)

m = (5 x 25) + (2 x 10)

m = 125 + 20

m = 145