Question

Maria is organizing a charity bake sale. She has already spent $20 on baking supplies and plans to sell each batch of cookies for $15. Let x represent the number of batches of cookies Maria sells, and let y represent the total amount of money she makes from selling the cookies.

If Maria sells 10 batches of cookies, how much money will she make?

(3 points)
Responses

$130
$130

$170
$170

$150
$150

$145

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To calculate the total amount of money Maria makes from selling cookies, we can use the formula:

\[ y = 15x - 20 \]

where \( y \) is the total amount of money she makes, \( x \) is the number of batches sold, and she has already spent $20 on baking supplies.

If Maria sells 10 batches of cookies, we substitute \( x = 10 \):

\[ y = 15(10) - 20 \]
\[ y = 150 - 20 \]
\[ y = 130 \]

So, if Maria sells 10 batches of cookies, she will make **$130**.

The correct response is **$130**.