SOLUTION: The local pizzeria is charging $12.50 for a medium pizza with no toppings. Each topping costs $1.20 each. The variable, P, represents the price, and the variable, t, to represent

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Question 1168664: The local pizzeria is charging $12.50 for a medium pizza with no toppings. Each topping costs $1.20 each. The variable, P, represents the price, and the variable, t, to represent the number of toppings. Which of the following models is correct?
a) P = 12.50t + 1.20
b) P = 1.20t + 12.50
c) t = 12.50P + 1.20
d) t = 1.20P + 12.50
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is P=$12.50+1.20t, the 12.50 the base and the t the variable.
b.