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 –1/2
C. 1/2(m + 25)
D. 1/2m + 25

Answer 1

A. m+25

Explanation:

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.

To calculate how much Sophie spent, we add the amount she paid for the car rental (m) to the amount she paid for gasoline ($25).

Expression for Sophie's total spending = m + $25 = m + 25

Therefore, Sophie spent m + $25.