Question

Sam is baking cakes at her parent’s bakery. She gets paid 20 a week in addition to 5 for every cake she bakes. She made 50 this week. Write an equation to show how many cakes Sam baked this week

Answer 1

20+5x=50

x will represent the number of cakes she baked

she gets paid $5 for every cake she bakes, this is where the 5x comes from

she makes $20 ("in addition" that's where the "+20" comes from) a week. However, in this case we're only talking about what she made in one week, hense why there is no variable attached to the 20

she makes a total of $50

20+5=50

she baked a total of 6 cakes. How?

subtract 20 from both sides so you have:

5x=30

divide both sides by 5 to get x by itself:

x=6

Answer 2

i think it is 20 + 5x = 50 or f(x)=2(3^x)

Explanation:

equation to show how many cakes sam baked this week:

20 + 5x = 50

20 = 20 dollars

5 = 5 more dollars

x = number of cakes

therefore, sam earned $50 this week.