An ice cream shop sells ice cream by the scoop. A single scoop of ice cream costs $3. Each additional
scoop costs $1.25 and and each additional topping
costs $0.50.
Write an equation that represents the cost of ice cream.
Specify what each variable represents.
Complete the missing values in the table.

The answer is 3+ 1.25s+ .5t= c

in which:

s is the number of scoops

t is each topping

c is the total cost

geometry: triangles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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