Question

A company orders boxed lunches from a deli. Assume each boxed lunch is the same price. The proportional relationship between the number of boxed lunches ordered, b, and the total cost in dollars and cents, c, can be represented by the equation 12.46. What is the cost in dollars and cents per boxed lunch? C=

Answer 1

Given

`\begin{gathered} \text{The given equation } \\ C=12.4b \\ \text{where is C is cost} \\ b\text{ is the number of quantities orderded} \\ \end{gathered}`

Solution

The cost in dollars and cents per boxed lunch means just one quantity

`\begin{gathered} C=12.4*1 \\ C=\text{ \$12.40 cents} \end{gathered}`

The final answer

The cost in dollars and cents per boxed lunch is $12.40 cents