Question

belle is buying a bouquet of flowers for her grandmother. she can add however many flowers she wants for $2 each. she also decides to buy a vase that costs $10. write an equation that shows how the total cost, y, depends on the number of flowers, x. do not include dollar signs in the equation. y =

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate cost of flowers

The cost of each flower is 2 and the number of flowers is x, so the cost of flowers is 2x.

Step2: Add cost of vase

The vase costs 10. The total cost y is the sum of the cost of flowers and the cost of the vase. So y = 2x + 10.

Answer:

y = 2x + 10