Question

to go to the dog beach, it costs $3 plus $2 per dog. write an equation that shows this situation, where "x" represents the number of dogs. you are bringing 12 dogs to the beach, what is the total cost?

Answer 1

The equation representing this situation would be 3 + 2x = c, where c is the total cost.

To find the cost to bring 12 dogs, you will replace the x with the number 12.

3 + 2 x 12 = 27

The cost would be $27.