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    A luncheon for 14 guests cost $468.00. What was the average cost per guest?

    A luncheon for 14 guests cost $468.00. What was the average cost per guest? Average Cost per Guest = Total Cost / Number of Guests Average Cost per Guest = $468 / 14 Average Cost per Guest = $33.43
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    A cell phone company charges 8$ per minute. How much do you pay for 60 minutes?

    A cell phone company charges 8$ per minute. How much do you pay for 60 minutes? Calculate the total bill: Total Bill = Cost per minute * number of minutes Total Bill = $8 * 60 Total Bill = $480
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    Chicken is on sale for $3.90 per pound. If Ms.Gelllar buys 2.25 pounds of chicken, how much will she

    Chicken is on sale for $3.90 per pound. If Ms.Gelllar buys 2.25 pounds of chicken, how much will she spend? round to the nearest penny and show your work Total spend = Cost per pound * Number of pounds Total spend = $3.90 * 2.25 pounds Total spend = $8.78 (rounded to 2 digits)
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    The school yearbook costs $15 per book to produce with an overhead of $5500. The yearbook sells for

    The school yearbook costs $15 per book to produce with an overhead of $5500. The yearbook sells for $40. Write a cost and revenue function and determine the break-even point. Calculate cost function C(b) with b as the number of books: C(b) = Cost per book * b + Overhead C(b) = 15b + 5500...
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    Marina bought 4 notebooks, which cost b dollars each and 3 pens, which cost c dollars each. How much

    Marina bought 4 notebooks, which cost b dollars each and 3 pens, which cost c dollars each. How much money did Marina spend? Cost = Quantity * Price, so we have total spend S of: S = 4b + 3c
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    Gym A costs an annual fee of $10. Gym B has an initial cost of $3 and an annual fee of $6. Which gym

    Gym A costs an annual fee of $10. Gym B has an initial cost of $3 and an annual fee of $6. Which gym is cheaper? Gym B cost = initial cost + annual fee: Gym B cost = 3 + 6 Gym B cost = 9 Since 9 is less than 10, Gym B is cheaper.
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    a well driller charges $9.00 per foot for the first 10 feet, 9.10 per foot for the next 10 feet, $9.

    a well driller charges $9.00 per foot for the first 10 feet, 9.10 per foot for the next 10 feet, $9.20 per foot for the next 10 feet, and so on, at a price increase of $0.10 per foot for succeeding intervals of 10 feet. How much does it cost to drill a well to a depth of 150 feet? Set up the...
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    A bicycle store costs $1500 per month to operate. The store pays an average of $60 per bike. The ave

    A bicycle store costs $1500 per month to operate. The store pays an average of $60 per bike. The average selling price of each bicycle is $80. How many bicycles must the store sell each month to break even? Profit = Revenue - Cost Let the number of bikes be b. Revenue = 80b Cost = 60b + 1500...
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    Concert tickets cost $14.95 each. Which expression represents the total cost of 25 tickets?

    Concert tickets cost $14.95 each. Which expression represents the total cost of 25 tickets? Calculate Total Cost: Total Cost = Cost Per Ticket * Number of Tickets Total Cost = $14.95 * 25 Total Cost = $373.75
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    Six friends went out to dinner. Each person ordered the same dinner, which costs $15.85. The friends

    Six friends went out to dinner. Each person ordered the same dinner, which costs $15.85. The friends left a combined tip of $14. What was the total of the bill and tip? When all six friends eat the same meal, we calculate the total meal bill before the tip: Total meal bill = Cost per Meal *...
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    If I wanted to buy 40000 balls and they are each 50 cents how much money do I need?

    If I wanted to buy 40,000 balls and they are each 50 cents how much money do I need? Cost = Price * Quantity Cost = $0.50 * 40,000 Cost = $20,000
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    The revenue for selling x candles is given by f(x)=12x. The teams profit is $40 less than 80% of the

    The revenue for selling x candles is given by f(x)=12x. The teams profit is $40 less than 80% of the revenue of selling x candles. write a function g to model the profit. Profit = Revenue - Cost We are given the revenue function f(x) = 12x. We are told the profit is 0.8(Revenue) - 40. Our...
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    Pablo is saving money to buy a game. So far he has saved $22, which is one-half of the total cost

    Pablo is saving money to buy a game. So far he has saved $22, which is one-half of the total cost of the game. How much does the game cost? 22 is 1/2 of the cost, so multiply 22 * 2 to get the full cost of $44.
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    Jamie spent $15.36 on several items at the store. he spent an equal amount on each item. if jamie sp

    Jamie spent $15.36 on several items at the store. he spent an equal amount on each item. if jamie spent $1.92 on each item, how many items did he buy? Let x equal the number of items Jamie bought. We have: 1.92x = 15.36 Divide each side by 1.92 x = 8
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    Jennifer spent $11.25 on ingredients for cookies shes making for the school bake sale. How many cook

    Jennifer spent $11.25 on ingredients for cookies shes making for the school bake sale. How many cookies must she sale at $0.35 apiece to make profit? Let x be the number of cookies she makes. To break even, she must sell: 0.35x = 11.25 Use our equation calculator, and we get: x = 32.14 This...
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    A package of cookies cost $4.00 it has 20 cookies how much does each cookie cost?

    A package of cookies cost $4.00 it has 20 cookies how much does each cookie cost? We want the cost per cookie: $4.00/20 cookies = $0.20 or 20 cents per cookie
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    Mr rosenthal bought 15 computer disks and a carrying case for 28.50 if the carrying case cost 6.75 w

    Mr rosenthal bought 15 computer disks and a carrying case for 28.50 if the carrying case cost 6.75 what was the cost of each disk Figure out how much he has left over after purchasing the carrying case: 28.50 - 6.75 = 21.75 Now, figure out the price per disk: 21.75/15 = 1.45
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    The cost of tuition at Johnson Community College is $160 per credit hour. Each student also has to p

    The cost of tuition at Johnson Community College is $160 per credit hour. Each student also has to pay $50 in fees. Model the cost, C, for x credit hours taken. Set up cost equation, where h is the number of credit hours: C = 50 + 160h
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    She ordered 6 large pizzas. Luckily, she had a coupon for 3 off each pizza. If the bill came to 38.9

    She ordered 6 large pizzas. Luckily, she had a coupon for 3 off each pizza. If the bill came to 38.94, what was the price for a large pizza? Determine additional amount the pizzas would have cost without the coupon 6 pizzas * 3 per pizza = 18 Add 18 to our discount price of 38.94 Full price...
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    Robert has 45 dollars. He buys 6 tshirts and has 7 dollars left over. How much did each tshirt cost?

    Let x be the price of one t-shirt. Set up an equation: 6 times the number of t-shirts plus 7 dollars left over get him to a total of 45 6x = 45 - 7 6x = 38 Divide each side by 6 x = 6.33
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