SOLUTION: The relation C = 8.00 + 0.50 T represents the cost of a pizza in dollars. T represents the number of toppings ordered. a) determine the cost of a 3 topping pizza. b) determine

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Question 1199612: The relation C = 8.00 + 0.50 T represents the cost of a pizza in dollars. T represents the number of toppings ordered.
a) determine the cost of a 3 topping pizza.
b) determine the number of toppings that would result in a cost of $12.50
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a)  To answer (a), substitute T= 3 into the expression and calculate right side value.



(b)  To find the number of toppings T, solve equation

        8.00 + 0.5T = 12.50.

Happy calculations (!)