1.) Mickey’s restaurant sells hamburgers. The amount charged for a hamburger (h) is based on the cost for a plain hamburger plus an additional charge for each topping (t) as shown in the equation that follows:

h = 0.60t + 5

What does the number 0.60 represent in this equation?

2.) A snowstorm lay down more snow on top of an existing base of snow. The equation that follows can be use to find the total inches of snow, S, on the ground after any number of hours, H, of the storm:
S = 0.75H + 4

What does the number 0.75 represent in the equation?

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1) the .60 is the cost of each topping or 60 cents

2) the .75 is the amount of new snow that falls each hour or .75 inches or 3/4 of an inch

1.) In the equation h = 0.60t + 5, the number 0.60 represents the additional charge for each topping (t). It indicates that each topping adds an extra cost of $0.60 to the base price of the hamburger.

To understand this, you need to know that the equation is in the form of a linear equation, where h represents the cost of the hamburger, and t represents the number of toppings. The equation is saying that the cost of the hamburger is calculated by taking the cost of a plain hamburger (represented by the constant 5) and adding an additional charge for each topping (0.60) multiplied by the number of toppings (t).

So, for each topping added to the hamburger, the overall cost increases by $0.60.

2.) In the equation S = 0.75H + 4, the number 0.75 represents the rate at which the snow accumulates during the snowstorm. It indicates that, on average, the snow accumulates at a rate of 0.75 inches per hour.

To understand this, you need to know that the equation is also a linear equation, where S represents the total inches of snow on the ground, and H represents the number of hours during the snowstorm. The equation is saying that the total inches of snow on the ground is calculated by taking the amount of snow that has fallen so far (represented by the constant 4) and adding the rate at which the snow accumulates (0.75) multiplied by the number of hours (H).

So, for each hour of the snowstorm, on average, 0.75 inches of snow is added to the existing base of snow.