Question

You are making candles for your friends. A mold for the candles costs $22.50 and wax to make one candle costs $5. Write an algebraic expression for the total cost of making x candles. You make 8 candles. Find the total cost

Answer 1

Fist you would find how much it would cost for 1 candle which would be 22.5+5=$27.50. Then you would multiply by 8: 27.5×8=$220

Answer 2

Answer:

$y=27.5\cdot{x}$

$220

Step-by-step explanation:

If x represents the amount of candles to be made, we can write the expression relating the total cost to make x candles by using the cost of the mold and wax. We know that for one candle, the mold it costs $22.50 and wax costs $5. Therefore:

$=22.5+5=27.5$

Let y be the total cost of to make x candles:

$y=27.5\cdot{x}$

For 8 candles x=8:

$[tex]y=27.5\cdot{8}$=220[/tex]

It will cost $220 to make 8 candles.