Tamika was given a gift card for a coffee shop. Each morning, Tamika uses the card to buy one cup of coffee. The original amount of money on the gift card was $40 and each cup of coffee costs $2.50. Make a table of values and then write an equation for A, in terms of x, x, representing the amount money remaining on the card after buying x cups of coffee.

Question

answer for 1 cup, 2 cups, and 3 cups

Answer 1

Table of Values:

| Cups of Coffee (x) | Amount of Money Remaining (A) |
|--------------------|------------------------------|
| 0 | $40.00 |
| 1 | $37.50 |
| 2 | $35.00 |
| 3 | $32.50 |

Equation:

A(x) = 40 - 2.50x