Question
What equation could we write to represent that the total cost of the flour and the sugar in the order is $9? Let f represent the pounds of flour and s represent the pounds of sugar in the order.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To represent the total cost of the flour and the sugar in the order as $9, we first need to know the cost per pound for both flour and sugar. Let's denote:
- \( c_f \) as the cost per pound of flour.
- \( c_s \) as the cost per pound of sugar.
Given that \( f \) represents the pounds of flour and \( s \) represents the pounds of sugar, the total cost equation can be written as:
\[
c_f \cdot f + c_s \cdot s = 9
\]
This equation indicates that the total cost of the flour (\( c_f \cdot f \)) plus the total cost of the sugar (\( c_s \cdot s \)) equals $9. To finalize the equation, substitute the specific cost values for \( c_f \) and \( c_s \) if they are known.
- \( c_f \) as the cost per pound of flour.
- \( c_s \) as the cost per pound of sugar.
Given that \( f \) represents the pounds of flour and \( s \) represents the pounds of sugar, the total cost equation can be written as:
\[
c_f \cdot f + c_s \cdot s = 9
\]
This equation indicates that the total cost of the flour (\( c_f \cdot f \)) plus the total cost of the sugar (\( c_s \cdot s \)) equals $9. To finalize the equation, substitute the specific cost values for \( c_f \) and \( c_s \) if they are known.