Question

a local pizza shop has a membership program for frequent buyers. the membership costs $10 per month and members get a discounted price of $1.25 per slice of pizza. sadie purchased a membership to this pizza shop. how much would sadie have to pay the pizza shop if she bought 11 slices of pizza this month? what would be the monthly cost for $x$ slices of pizza?

answer attempt 1 out of 2

monthly cost with 11 slices:

monthly cost with $x$ slices:

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate cost of 11 slices

$\text{Cost of slices} = 11 \times 1.25 = 13.75$

Step2: Add monthly membership fee

$\text{Total cost} = 13.75 + 10 = 23.75$

Step3: Generalize for $x$ slices

$\text{Total cost} = 1.25x + 10$

Answer:

Monthly cost with 11 slices: $\$23.75$
Monthly cost with $x$ slices: $\$1.25x + 10$