1.) Mickey’s restaurant sells hamburgers. The amount charged for a hamburger (h) is based on the cost for a plain hamburger plus an additional charge for each topping (t) as shown in the equation that follows:

Question

h = 0.60t + 5

What does the number 0.60 represent in this equation?

2.) A snowstorm lay down more snow on top of an existing base of snow. The equation that follows can be use to find the total inches of snow, S, on the ground after any number of hours, H, of the storm:
S = 0.75H + 4

What does the number 0.75 represent in the equation?

Thank you! (:

Answer 1

1) the .60 is the cost of each topping or 60 cents

2) the .75 is the amount of new snow that falls each hour or .75 inches or 3/4 of an inch