Question

read the description of a proportional relationship. the unruly queens chess club is hosting a tournament, and each club member is bringing something to eat or drink. adele decides to bring oatmeal raisin cookies from her favorite bakery. there is a proportional relationship between the number of oatmeal raisin cookies adele buys, x, and their total cost (in dollars), y. the equation that models this relationship is y = 2x. how many cookies can adele buy for $18? write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify given values

We know $y = 18$ and $y=2x$.

Step2: Substitute and solve

Substitute $y = 18$ into $y = 2x$, we get $18=2x$. Then $x=\frac{18}{2}$.

Answer:

9