Manuela is having mugs made for a fundraiser. The cup company will make them for $4.50 each with no set-up charges. Write and solve an equation to find how many mugs Manuela can have made for the two company prices to be the same.
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Well, you did not tell us the setup and per unit charges for company number 2
oops sorry company #1 will make them for $4 each plus $30 set up charge. while Mugs are us makes them for $4.50 each with no set up charge
30 + 4 x = 4.50 x for same cost
30 = .5 x
x = 60 mugs
Yay! That's what i got! Thank you very much! :)
To find the number of mugs that Manuela can have made for the two company prices to be the same, we need to set up an equation.
Let's assume the number of mugs Manuela can have made is represented by "x".
According to the information given, the cost of the mugs from the cup company is $4.50 each, with no set-up charges. So the total cost of x mugs from the cup company would be 4.50*x.
Now, we need to set up an equation to find the value of x where the two company prices are the same. The other company's price is not given in the question, so let's represent it as "y" (unknown).
The equation will be:
4.50*x = y*x
Simplifying the equation, we get:
4.50 = y
So, in order for the two company prices to be the same, the price per mug from the other company should be $4.50.
Therefore, Manuela can have any number of mugs made, as long as the price per mug from the other company is $4.50.