Question

An ice cream store charges 75 cents for each scoop of ice cream and 25 cents for each cone. The formula c=0.75x+0.25

can be used to determine c, the total cost for an ice cream cone with x scoops of ice cream. According to the formula, how much should it cost to buy an ice cream cone with 4 scoops of ice cream?

Responses

Answer 1

$3.25 for an ice cream

You substitute the variable x for 4 and you solve the equation after.

c=0.75(4)+0.25
c=3+0.25
c=3.25