SOLUTION: 1) Balloons cost 50 cents each and streamers costs 20 cents each. a. Construct a formula for the cost, C, of x balloons and y streamers. b. Find the cost of 25 balloons and 20 st

Question 1138021: 1) Balloons cost 50 cents each and streamers costs 20 cents each.
a. Construct a formula for the cost, C, of x balloons and y streamers.
b. Find the cost of 25 balloons and 20 streamers
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Part A

1 balloon costs 50 cents
x balloons cost 50*x cents (multiply both parts by x)
1 streamer costs 20 cents
y streamers cost 20*y cents

C = total cost in cents
C = (balloon cost) + (streamer cost)
C = (50x) + (20y)
C = 50x + 20y

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Part B

Plug in x = 25 and y = 20
C = 50*x + 20*y
C = 50*25 + 20*y ..... replace x with 25
C = 50*25 + 20*20 .... replace y with 20
C = 1250 + 400 .... multiply
C = 1650 .... add

It costs 1650 cents, which is equivalent to, 16.50 dollars (divide 1650 by 100).

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