Question

For a birthday party, Mr. Perkins orders 8 chocolate chip cookies and 16 sugar cookies. Each cookie is the same price. He also picks up a cupcake for himself, which costs $2.75. The total bill is $44.03. What is the cost of a cookie?

Answer 1

To solve this problem, you must subtract 2.75 from 44.03. This gives you 41.28. Next, you add the chocolate chip cookies and the sugar cookies together. This gives you 24 cookies. Divide 41.28 from 24. This gives you 1.72. Each cookies was 1.72.

Answer 2

A cookie costs $1.72

Explanation:

Mr Perkins orders 8 chocolate chip cookies and 16 sugar cookies.

Since cost of both the cookies are same then we assume the cost of cookies = $x

Total cost of the cookies = (8 + 16)x

= 24x

He picks a cupcake which costs $2.75.

Now the cost of cookies and a cupcake will be = 24x + 2.75

Total bill he pays = $44.03

Therefore, the expression which represents the cost will be

44.03 = 24x + 2.75

24x = 44.03 - 2.75

24x = 41.28

x =
`(41.28)/(24)`

x = 1.72

Cost of the cookie will be $1.72.