Question

Marcia made spiral books to sell at her local craft fair. She forgot to count how many she made before the fair. She knows that she spent $176.80 in supplies to make the books. If each book requires two chipboard covers at a cost of $0.74 per cover and one spiral wire at a cost of $0.60, which equation can be used to find the number of books, n, she made?

A. 0.60n + 0.74n = 176.80
B. 0.60n + 1.48n = 176.80
C. 0.60n + 0.74 = 176.80
D. 0.60n + 1.48 = 176.80

Answer 1

B) 0.60n+1.48n = 176.80

Explanation:

0.60 for every spiral wire per book = 0.60*n

0.74 per chipboard cover, 2 needed for each book = 1.48 per book = 1.48*n

Put it together: 0.60n+1.48n = 176.80