Question

1. a movie ticket costs $15 plus $1.50 for each topping on popcorn. the cost, c, can be expressed as $c = 15 + 1.5t$. what does t represent?

a. number of toppings
b. total cost
c. number of tickets
d. number of movies

Explanation:

The problem states the cost includes a $15 base charge plus $1.50 per topping. In the formula $C = 15 + 1.5t$, the coefficient 1.5 is associated with the per-topping cost, so $t$ must represent the number of toppings. The other options do not align: total cost is $C$, and the base charge accounts for the ticket/movie cost, so $t$ cannot relate to tickets or movies.

Answer:

a. Number of toppings