A company orders boxed lunches from a deli, which all cost the same. A graph drawn in the xy-plane represents the relationship between the number of boxed lunches ordered, xx, and the total cost in dollars of the lunches, yy.

Question

If the point (7, 77) lies on the graph, what does the ordered pair (7,77) indicate?
Answer
Multiple Choice Answers
77 lunches that cost $7.00 each
7 lunches that cost $77.00 each
77 lunches that cost a total of $7.00
7 lunches that cost a total of $77.00

Answer 1

The ordered pair (7, 77) indicates that the company ordered 7 boxed lunches, which resulted in a total cost of $77.00.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

7 lunches that cost a total of $77.00.