SOLUTION: A restaurant charges for a large pizza $9.95 with two toppings, and 1.25 for each additional topping. Write an algebraic model for the total cost C of a pizza with T toppings. Find

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Question 1031711: A restaurant charges for a large pizza $9.95 with two toppings, and 1.25 for each additional topping. Write an algebraic model for the total cost C of a pizza with T toppings. Find the cost of a pizza with three toppings and with five toppings
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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For a pizza with at least two toppings:
C=$9.95+$1.25(T-2)
C=$9.95+$1.25T-$2.50
C=$7.45+$1.25T
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For 3 toppings, T=3 and for 5 toppings T=5.
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