First, let's put all of the variables together.
4m + 5m + 5 + 40 = 180.
Add them.
M is the same multiplier, so we can add 4 and 5 together to make 9m.
Add 5 and 40.
9m + 45 = 180.
From here, we can go two ways. I will show the first way, which is my personal preference.
We want to get rid of the coefficient on m to isolate it, so we must divide it by its coefficient. The coefficient on m is 9. So, divide m by 9. We must also divide everything else by 9.
9m/9 = 1m
45/9 = 5
180/9 = 20
Plug it in--
m + 5 = 20.
Subtract the 5 from both sides to isolate m.
m = 15.
Let x be the price of a cupcake.
There are 24 cupcakes so it will be 24x.
Solution:
24x+16=52
24x=52-16
24x=36
Divide both sides by 24
X=1.5.
The price of each cupcake is 1.5$
5 points not 10 but
5/8 each day
5 days=5 times 5/8=5/1 times 5/8=25/8=24/8+1/8=3+1/8=3 and 1/8
3 and 1/8 mile
