Question

You are ordering pencils from Amazon for $3.50 each. Shipping costs an additional $2.99. This situation can be represented with the equation y = 3.5x + 2.99 What does each part of the equation represent in the situation (y = ?, 3.5 = ?, x = ?, 2.99 = ?)

Answer 1

Y=total cost of purchasing the pencils

Explanation:

Y=3.5x+2.99

Where,

Y=total cost of purchasing the pencils

3.5=price of each pencil

X= number of pencils bought

2.99= shipping cost

For instance, if you order for 5 pencils on Amazon, the total cost of purchasing it is

Y=$3.50(5)+$2.99

Y=$17.50+$2.99

Y=$20.49