Question

Madeline went to the store to buy some cherries. The price per pound of the cherries is $6.50 per pound and she has a coupon for $1 off the final amount. With the coupon, how much would Madeline have to pay to buy 2 pounds of cherries? Also, write an expression for the cost to buy

p
p pounds of cherries, assuming at least one pound is purchased

Answer 1

The cost of 2 pounds of cherries without the coupon would be $6.50 x 2 = $13.

With the coupon, Madeline would have to pay $13 - $1 = $12 for 2 pounds of cherries.

The expression for the cost of buying x pounds of cherries with the coupon is:

(6.5*x) - 1