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Thomas buys a certain brand of cereal that costs $8 per box. Luke changes to a super-saving brand of the same size. The equation shows the price, y, as a function of the number of boxes, x, for the new brand.

y = 6.9x

Part A: How many more dollars is the price of a box of Thomas' original brand of cereal than the price of a box of the super-saving brand? Show your work.

Part B: How much money does he save each month with the change in cereal brand if he buys 6 cereal boxes each month? Show your work. (10 points)

User Lise
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Answer:

A. $1.10 B. $6.60

Explanation:

A. The equation y = 6.9x shows that the price of the new cereal is $6.90 because if x is 1 then the price is 6.9. From this we can find the difference of prices between the two cereal boxes: 8 - 6.9 = $1.10

B. The total amount of money for the original cereal is $8 × 6 = $48

The amount of money for the new cereal is $6.90 × 6 = $41.40

The money saved is: $48 - $14.40 = $6.60

User Astoria
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Answer:idk im on the quiz and im stuck just like you

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