Question

a homemade lip balm consists of coconut oil and beeswax. coconut oil costs $0.50 per ounce and beeswax costs $2.00 per ounce. if 6 ounces of coconut oil and 5 ounces of beeswax are used to create the lip balm mixture, which values represent a and b in the table?

	ounces	price per ounce	total cost
beeswax	5	$2.00	b
mixture	11

a = $\square$
b = $\square$

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate \( a \) (Total Cost for Coconut Oil)

Total Cost = Ounces × Price per Ounce. For Coconut Oil, Ounces = 6, Price per Ounce = $0.50. So \( a = 6\times0.50 \).
\( a = 3.00 \)

Step2: Calculate \( b \) (Total Cost for Beeswax)

For Beeswax, Ounces = 5, Price per Ounce = $2.00. So \( b = 5\times2.00 \).
\( b = 10.00 \)

Answer:

\( a = \$3.00 \)
\( b = \$10.00 \)