Question

Isaiah was given a gift card for a coffee shop. Each morning, Isaiah uses the card to buy one cup of coffee. Each cup of coffee costs $2.50 and after buying 16 cups of coffee, the card had a $5 remaining balance. Write an equation for A(x),A(x), representing the amount money remaining on the card after buying xx cups of coffee.

Answer 1

$45-$2.50xx

Explanation:

Let first of all determine the original amount on the gift card as follows

amount utilized=$2.50*16=$40

balance left after utilizing $40=$5

original amount on the gift card=amount utilized+balance left=$40+$5=$45

if xx cups of coffee is purchased ,the amount utilized would be xx*$2.50

i.e $2.50xx

The equation for the amount left would total amount on the gift card minus the $2.50xx

equation for amount remaining =$45-$2.50xx

If the questioner has duplicated x,which means he or she meant just x

equation of the amount remaining would=$45-$2.50x