Question

Sophie pays m dollars to rent a car for the weekend. On the drive home, she buys $25 worth of gasoline. Her friend Melody pays for one-half the cost of the car rental only. Choose an expression you could use to determine how much Sophie spent. A. m + 25 B. m + 25 –12 C. 12(m + 25) D. 12m + 25

Answer 1

1/2 + 25

Explanation:

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Answer 2

D. 1/2m + 25

Explanation:

Sophie pays m dollars to rent a car for the weekend.

On the drive home, she buys $25 worth of gasoline.

From the above question, we are told that:

Her friend Melody pays for one-half the cost of the car rental only.

= m - 1/2m

= 1/2m

Hence, the cost of the rental that sophie is paying for is 1/2m dollars

She buys $25 of gasoline

Let the amount sophie spent be represented by A

The expression you could use to determine how much Sophie spent is given as:

A = 1/2m + 25