Which answer describes the simpler problems that could be used to solve this story problem?
tia paid a total of $10.66 for 2 boxes of cereal and a bottle of milk. each box of cereal cost the same amount. the bottle of milk cost $2.88. how much did 1 box of cereal cost?
a. divide the total cost by 2. add the cost of the milk.
b. multiply the total cost by 2. subtract the cost of the milk.
c. add the cost of the cereal and the cost of the milk. divide the sum by 2.
d. subtract the cost of the milk from the total cost. divide that answer by 2.

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let's cover over the formula of the vertex:

y = a(x – h)^2 + k

in this formula, (h,k) are the vertex, always remember that the positive or negative value of the vertex is based on the sign it has.

for example, if the vertex is -3,-6 then both the x and y value would have the positive sign attached to it and if it were a positive x and y value, then a negative sign would be attached to it.

with that being said, for our problem the x value is a positive one so we are looking for a number with a negative sign next to it, in this case the first and second choice.

however, for the first answer choice it isn't quite part of the formula so we know that the answer choice correctly displays the x value.

to confirm, we can see if the -1 fits correctly with the second answer choice, and as mentioned above a negative number will have a positive sign attached to it. so, for our problem we can see that -1 has been changed to +1, so we can confirm that the second answer choice is correct.

hence, our final answer is y=(x - 1)^2 + 1