Question

The entrepreneurship club is ordering potted plants for all 36 of its sponsors. One store charges$8.50 for each plant plus a delivery fee of $20. The equation 320 = x + 7.50 (36) represents thecost of ordering potted plants at a second store.What does the x represent in this situation?

Answer 1

The given equation is expressed as

320 = x + 750 * 36

Comparing this equation with the given information, we can see that the second store charges $7.50 for each plant. Therefore, the delivery fee which is fixed is represented by x.

Therefore, x represents the delivery fee