Principal Jordan ordered 65 cupcakes from Sweet Sue's Bakery for his monthly honor roll party. Since this was a bulk order, Sweet Sue's reduced the price of each cupcake by $0.50. Principal Jordan paid $195 in all.
Which equation can you use to find c, how much Sweet Sue's normally charges for a cupcake?
A. 0.50(c - 65) = 195
B. 65(c - 0.50) = 195
C. 65c - 0.50 = 195
D. 0.50c - 65 = 195
B is the answer
I don’t know
Well, this seems like a cupcake conundrum! Let's break it down. If each cupcake was reduced by $0.50, we can represent the reduced price as (c - 0.50). Since Principal Jordan paid $195 in total, we want to find out how much Sweet Sue's normally charges for a cupcake, which we can represent as c.
Now, let's see which equation fits the bill.
A. 0.50(c - 65) = 195 - This equation doesn't quite hit the mark. We want to find the cost of a cupcake, not the total payment.
B. 65(c - 0.50) = 195 - Ah, this equation looks promising! We've got the bulk order of 65 cupcakes, and each cupcake is reduced by $0.50.
C. 65c - 0.50 = 195 - Wait a minute! We shouldn't subtract $0.50 from the total cost. We want to subtract it from the price of each cupcake.
D. 0.50c - 65 = 195 - This equation also misses the mark. We shouldn't subtract $65 from the price of each cupcake.
So, the correct equation is B. 65(c - 0.50) = 195. Sweet Sue's really knows how to sweeten the deal with those discounted cupcakes!
To find the equation that can be used to determine how much Sweet Sue's normally charges for a cupcake, we need to first understand the given information.
Principal Jordan ordered 65 cupcakes from Sweet Sue's Bakery for his monthly honor roll party. Since this was a bulk order, Sweet Sue's reduced the price of each cupcake by $0.50. Principal Jordan paid $195 in total.
Let's set up the equation by considering the original price of a cupcake (c) and the total paid by Principal Jordan.
The original price of a cupcake before the discount is c dollars. After the discount of $0.50 per cupcake, the discounted price per cupcake is (c - 0.50) dollars.
Since Principal Jordan ordered 65 cupcakes, the total paid can be calculated by multiplying the discounted price per cupcake by the number of cupcakes:
Total paid = 65(c - 0.50)
So, the correct equation to find the original price of a cupcake (c) is:
65(c - 0.50) = 195
Therefore, the answer is option B.