SOLUTION: A Ice cream parlor sells a single scoop of icecream on a cone for $2.10 and each additional scoop is 65c. A Sundae shop nearby sells a double scoop on a cone for $2.25 and charges
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Question 996959: A Ice cream parlor sells a single scoop of icecream on a cone for $2.10 and each additional scoop is 65c. A Sundae shop nearby sells a double scoop on a cone for $2.25 and charges 70c for each extra scoop. How many total scoops of icecream would you need to buy on a single cone to make the ice cream parlor's deal a better deal.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of scoops for both
ice cream parlor and sundae shop
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This equation makes cost for 1 cone at
both places equal
One more scoop, or 13 scoops
makes the ice cream parlor a better deal
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check:
Making the costs equal:
OK
And if there are 13 scoops:
Sundae shop:
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ice cream parlor:
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The ice cream parlor is 5 cent cheaper
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