Jim purchased n notebooks. They were 5 dollars each. Write an equation to represent the total cost c that Jim paid.

Question

Jim purchased
n
notebooks. They were
5
dollars each. Write an equation to represent the total cost
c
that Jim paid.

Answer 1

C = total cost = (number of notebooks purchased)(price of one notebook)

 

C(n) = (n)($5) = ($5)n