Question

This equation shows how the time required to complete an online shopping transaction is related to the number of products being purchased. t = 24p + 27 The variable p represents the number of products, and the variable t represents the time required to complete the transaction. If it takes 51 seconds to complete a transaction, how many products are being purchased?

Answer 1

1 product

Explanation:

Given the equation that shows how the time required to complete an online shopping transaction is related to the number of products being purchased as;

t = 24p + 27

t represents the time required to complete the transaction

p is the product purchased

If it takes 51 seconds to complete a transaction, to get the amount of product purchased, we will substitute t = 51 into the expression and find p as shown;

51 = 24p + 27

Substract 27 from both sides

51-27 = 24p + 27 - 27

24 = 24p

24p= 24

p = 24/24

p = 1

Hence only 1 product is being purchased