Question

Hector paid $12 for 6 pastries. He wants to create an equation in the form c = []p, to represent the total cost, c, to buy p pastries.What number should Hector put in the square to complete his equation?

Answer 1

Given:

$12 for 6 pastries

Therefore, each pastry has a cost of:

`(12)/(6)=2`

That is, each pastry costs $2.

Next, the equation representing the total cost, c, of buying p pastries is:

`C=2p`

Answer: 2