SOLUTION: Eva makes a few dozen cupcakes and sells them for $8 a dozen. Which function represents the relationship between the money Eva earns, m, and the number of cupcakes she sells, c?

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Question 1004069: Eva makes a few dozen cupcakes and sells them for $8 a dozen. Which function represents the relationship between the money Eva earns, m, and the number of cupcakes she sells, c?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If she sells c cupcakes, then she sells c/12 dozen cupcakes.
The money she earns is $8 per dozen or
m = 8(c/12) = 2c/3 dollars