Question

Rajani went to the store to buy some coffee. The price per pound of the coffee

is $5.50 per pound and she has a coupon for $2.75 off the final amount. With
the coupon, how much would Rajani have to pay to buy 2 pounds of coffee?
Also, write an expression for the cost to buy p pounds of coffee, assuming at
least one pound is purchased.

Answer 1

$8.25 y(cost) = 5.50(x pounds coffee) - 2.75

Explanation:

5.50 × 2

11 - 2.75

$8.25

y=5.50x-2.75