SOLUTION: Getting frustrated on figuring out the answer for the following/would someone please help me? Thank you. 1.A local caterer charges $8.50 per person to serve boxed lunches at me

Question 172355: Getting frustrated on figuring out the answer for the following/would someone please help me? Thank you.
1.A local caterer charges $8.50 per person to serve boxed lunches at meetings on campus, plus a $15.00 delivery charge for each event. Using L for the number of lunches served and D for the number of events delivered to, set up an expression that can be used to track catering costs.
Is the answer Catering cost=8.50L +15.00D

2. Using the expression created in previous question, calculate the total cost to have a total of 33 lunches delivered to campus; 15 to a Monday meeting and the remainder on Wednesday.
is the answer $142.50+ $168.00 ?

3. A room that measures 18 feet by 24 feet will require how many square yards of carpet to cover the floor? (If necessary, round to the nearest yard.)
is the answer 18*24 ?
4. Which has a larger engine; my vintage Chevy SS (displacement of 327 cubic inches), or my daughter's newer Mustang (displacement of 5.0 liters) ?
?

Answer by LtAurora(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. Yes, you are correct.
2. Yes, you are correct, just add the two $$ amounts.
3. Yes, you are correct, just multiply the two numbers together.
4. , where the .01639 is the conversion factor, found in a conversion table.
So, the Chevy SS is larger.
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