Question

Cell phone cases cost $12 each. Write an equation to find y, the total cost of x number of cases.

Answer 1

y = 12x (that’s it!!)

Answer 2

y=12x

Explanation

Let's assign meaning to the variables

y= the total cost

x=the number of cases purchased

Since y is the total it is going to be our ending value so y=12x

Hope this helps!