Question

Katie ordered candles that cost $3 each from a website. She was charged a flat shipping fee of $6 and no sales tax. If she spent a total of $54, which equation can be used to find c, the number of candles she ordered?

Answer 1

Answer:

Equation can be used to find  the number of candles (c) Katie ordered is 54 = 3c + 6 .

Option (C) is correct .

Step-by-step explanation:

A. 3c = 54

B. 6c = 54

C. 3c + 6 = 54

D. 3c – 6 = 54

As given

Katie ordered candles that cost $3 each from a website.

She was charged a flat shipping fee of $6 and no sales tax.

If she spent a total of $54,

c represented the number of candles .

Equation becomes

Total cost = Cost per candle + Flat shipping fee

54 =  3 × c + 6

54 = 3c + 6

Equation can be used to find  the number of candles (c) Katie ordered is 54 = 3c + 6 .

Option (C) is correct .