Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP. Les bought 6 pairs of shorts for s dollars each and 2 pairs of pants that cost p dollars each. He also bought a blazer that cost three times as much as a pair of shorts. Write an expression that represents the total amount Les spent.

Answer 1

$9s+$2p

Explanation:

Cost of one pair of shorts=$s

Cost of 6 pairs of shorts=$6s

Cost of one pair of pants=$p

Cost of 2 pair of pants=$2p

Also,cost of a blazer is 3times that of a cost of a pair of shorts,i.e.,=$3s

Total amount spent by Les=$(6s+2p+3s)=$9s+$2p