SOLUTION: A candy company sells chocolate- covered cherries in a box. The empty box weighs 4.2 ounces. Each piece of candy weighs at least 1.8 ounces. Write an equality that best describes t

Question 489995: A candy company sells chocolate- covered cherries in a box. The empty box weighs 4.2 ounces. Each piece of candy weighs at least 1.8 ounces. Write an equality that best describes the total weight inounces, w, of a box of chocolate-covered cherries in terms of c, the number of candies in a box?
Answer by deborabr(181) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
w = 4,2 + 1,8*c
the total weight inounces of a box of chocolate-covered cherries is equal the weight of the box more the amount of candy.
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