Question

Students at a bake sale sell bags of cookies for $2.35 each and bags of miniature muffins for $1.75 each. While selling their baked goods, the students also received a $20 donation. The amount of money the students make from selling c bags of cookies and m bags of muffins can be modeled by the expression 2.35c + 1.75m + 20. Interpret the expression 2.35c + 1.75m in this context.

A
The expression 2.35c + 1.75m represents the money earned from selling c bags of cookies.

B
The expression 2.35c + 1.75m represents the money earned from selling m bags of muffins.

C
The expression 2.35c + 1.75m represents the money earned from selling c bags of cookies and m bags of muffins.

D
The expression 2.35c + 1.75m represents the money earned from selling one bag of cookies and one bag of muffins.

Answer 1

Option C (The expression 2.35c + 1.75m represents the money earned from selling c bags of cookies and m bags of muffins).

Explanation:

It is given that a bag of cookies is priced at $2.35 and a bag of muffin is priced at $1.75. It is also given that the student sells c bags of cookies and m bags of muffins. The total revenue earned by the student by selling c bag of cookies = $2.35 * c bags = $2.35c and the total revenue earned by the student by selling m bag of muffins = $1.75 * m bags = $1.75m. Therefore, the total revenue earned by the student by selling both cookies and muffins = 2.35c + 1.75m. This expression (2.35c + 1.75m) represents the money earned from selling c bags of cookies and m bags of muffins. Therefore, C is the correct choice!!!