Question

You are selling lemonade for $1.50 a bag of kettle corn for $3 and a hotdog for $2.50 at a fair write and simplify an expression for the amount of money you receive when p people buy one of each item

Answer 1

p(1.50+3+2.50)=the amount of money you receive.

Answer 2

Expression for the amount of money you receive when p people buy one of each item is:

7p

Explanation:

You are selling lemonade for $1.50 a bag of kettle corn for $3 and a hotdog for $2.50 at a fair.

The total cost if a person buys one of each item=$(1.50+3+2.50)

= $7

Total cost if p person buys one of each item= $ 7p

Hence, expression for the amount of money you receive when p people buy one of each item is:

7p