Question

The owner of a candy store orders choco-bars candy bars in large boxes, and then repackages them to sell in small boxes in the store. Each large box contains 24 choco-bars. In his latest shipment of large boxes, 10 of the candy bars were damaged. Which equation shows the relationship between y, the total number of candy bars that were not damaged, and x, the number of large boxes he ordered?

a) y = 24x - 10
b) y = 24(x - 10)
c) y = 24x + 10
d) y = 24x

Answer 1

The relationship between the total number of candy bars that were not damaged and the number of large boxes ordered is represented by the equation y = 24x - 10.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of candy bars that were not damaged, y, is equal to the number of large boxes ordered, x, multiplied by the number of candy bars in each large box that were not damaged. Since each large box contains 24 choco-bars and 10 of them were damaged, the equation that represents this relationship is y = 24x - 10. Therefore, option a) y = 24x - 10 is the correct equation.