Question

Lindsay is the kitchen manager of an Ethiopian café. She purchases a case of 1000 paper coffee cups for $94.83. How much does one cup cost?

Answer 1

Set up a proportion to solve for x, the

cost of 1 cup.

$94.83

1000 cups = x

1 cup

94.83

1000 = x

1

1000 × 94.83

1000 = x

1

× 1000

94.83 = 1000x

94.83

1000 = 1000x

100

0.095 ≈ x

Each cup costs about $0.095 or about 10 cents.

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