Question 1-2 Jackson sells toolboxes of farming tools. He plans on selling them during a fair this weekend. He estimates he will sell the boxes for each, with shipping, regardless of order size. Which equation best represents this situation?
It seems like the price is missing from the question, as in:
He estimates he will sell the boxes for ______ each
Without the price, forming an equation is not possible
In this case, we use variables to represent the cost of the big and the smaller boxes. Let x be the selling price of the big boxes while y be the selling price of the bigger boxes.
The total selling price of the smaller boxes is 20x. The total selling price of the bigger ones is 12y.
Now we know he is making a profit of $1,300
Hence in equation form, all the information above can be represented as:
20x + 12y = 1,300
I don't think you put in the full question, so I hope this helps :p
Just to ask, but what test is this?
To find the equation that represents this situation, we need to consider the given information: Jackson sells toolboxes of farming tools for $16 each, with $5 shipping, regardless of the order size.
Let's break down the equation step by step:
- The base cost of each toolbox is $16.
- On top of that, there is a fixed shipping cost of $5 for every order.
So, the equation that represents this situation is:
Total cost = (Number of toolboxes * Cost per toolbox) + Shipping cost
Mathematically, this can be written as:
Total cost = (x * $16) + $5
Here, x represents the number of toolboxes purchased.