An ice cream stand uses the expression 2+0.5x to determine the cost, in dollars, of an ice cream cone that has x scoops of ice cream. What is the cost, in dollars, of an ice cream cone with 5 scoops of ice cream?
Q. An ice cream stand uses the expression 2+0.5x to determine the cost, in dollars, of an ice cream cone that has x scoops of ice cream. What is the cost, in dollars, of an ice cream cone with 5 scoops of ice cream?
Identify Expression: Identify the expression given for the cost of an ice cream cone. The expression given is 2+0.5x, where x represents the number of scoops of ice cream.
Substitute Value: Substitute the value of x with 5 scoops into the expression to calculate the cost.The expression becomes 2+0.5×5.
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication part of the expression. 0.5×5 equals 2.5.
Add to Base Cost: Add the result from Step 3 to the base cost of the ice cream cone.The total cost is 2+2.5, which equals 4.5.
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