Question

Shopping Two friends shop for fresh fruit. Elena buys a watermelon for $8.85 and 3 pounds ofcherries. Taniy buys a pineapple for $2.45 and 2 pounds of cherries. Use the variable p torepresent the price, in dollars, per pound of cherries. Write and simplify an expression to representhow much more Elena spent.The expression represents how much more Elena spent than Taniy.(Simplify your answer. Use integers or decimals for any numbers in the expression.)

Answer 1

Given:

Price of watermelon Elena bought = $8.85

Amount of cherries Ekena bought = 3 pounds

Total = 8.85 + 3p

Price of pineapple Taniy buys = $2.45

Amount of cherries Taniy buys = 2 pounds

Total = 2.45 + 2p

Let p represent the price of one pound of cherry in dollars.

To write an expression to represent how much more Elena spent, subtract the total Taniy spent from the total amount Elena spent:

(8.85 + 3p) - (2.45 + 2p)

Let's simplify the expression.

Use distributive property to distribute the negative sign to the terms on the right:

8.85 + 3p - 2.45 - 2p

Combine like terms:

3p - 2p + 8.85 - 2.45

p + 6.4

This expression p + 6.4 represents how much more Elena spent than Taniy.

ANSWER:

p + 6.4