Question

A video game store adds a 25% markup on each of the games that it sells. In addition to the manufacturer's cost, the store also pays a $1.50 shipping charge on each game.

Answer 1

`y=1.25x+1.5`

Explanation:

Step one:

given data

let the manufacturing cost of the video game be x

25% of x

=25/100*x

=0.25x

the new price of the video game will be

=0.25x+x

=$1.25x

cost of shipping is given as $1.5

let the total cost of producing a video game be y

The expression for the total cost of one video game is given as

`y=1.25x+1.5`