Question

A medium sized red velvet cake at the local bakery costs $20. The table below shows the total cost for each number of cakes.
Start by recording the cost of 1 cake.
Number of cakes Total cost in dollars
1
2
3
4
5

Answer 1

To fill in the table for the total cost of red velvet cakes at the bakery, we know that each medium-sized cake costs $20. Therefore, we can calculate the total cost for each number of cakes by multiplying the number of cakes by the price of each cake.

Here’s the completed table:

| Number of cakes | Total cost in dollars |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| 1 | $20 |
| 2 | $40 |
| 3 | $60 |
| 4 | $80 |
| 5 | $100 |

So, the total costs are as follows:
- 1 cake: $20
- 2 cakes: $40
- 3 cakes: $60
- 4 cakes: $80
- 5 cakes: $100