Question

Best Company sells personalized mugs for $18 each plus a fixed fee of $26 for shipping and handling for the entire order. The Cup Expert Company sells personalized mugs for $22 each plus a fixed fee for $14 for shipping and handling for the entire order. How many personalized mugs would a customer have to purchase for the total cost of each company to be the same?

Answer 1

26+18m = 14+22m

26 + 18m-22m=14

26-4m=14

-4m=12

m=3

 3 mugs

Answer 2

Best Company: 18 + 26 = 44
The Cup Expert Co.: 22 + 14 = 36

The amount of cups to order to pay the same is as follows:

Best Company: 44 x 9 = $396
The Cup Expert Co.: 36 x 11 = $396