Question

The total cost of a teapot and teacups

is $250. The teapot costs $40. Each
teacup costs $10. Write an equation to
find the total number of tea cups
bought

Answer 1

$40 + $10x = $250

Explanation:

$40 represents the total cost of one teapot, $10x represents the cost of each individual teacup we buy, and we set that equation equal to $250 since that is the total cost.

$40 + $10x = $250