20.1k views
5 votes
Denise attends a book sale at her local

library each year. The library sells books
it no longer wants at a discount to the
public. She pays a fixed admission cost of
$5, plus a fixed cost for each book she
purchases.
Write a formula that describes how much
Denise spends at the book sale.
Let's let
b = cost of each book
n = number of books she buys
t = total cost of attending the book sale
Enter the correct answer.
1 am

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

T= 5+ bn

Explanation:

B and N would be multiplied to find the total cost of books. 5 is added to that to represent the admission fee, which then equals the total cost of attending the book sale.

User Nikola Novak
by
6.8k points