It's simple. You have to subtract FIRST 18.75-5=13.75 for the Jones Family. Then you divide 13.75 by 2 bags of popcorn which equals $6.87 for the Jones Family.
For Smith Family, subtract 31.50-4=27.50. Then you divide 27.50 by 6 bags of popcorn which equals $4.58
7*X(number of students)=y(total cost)
The independent variable is the number of students and the dependent variable is the cost in dollars. I hope I helped!
Well, if Tina can make 3 pies in one hour, she have to do 6 pies and she have already 2 so she can have as many pies as Bella, so the answer is 2 hours