Question

Parker offers to pay for 5 of his friends to play laser tag, but 3 of them don't want to play. if laser tag costs $6 per person, how much will parker spend on his friends? choose the correct expression and solution to this problem. a. the expression is 6(5 – 3). parker will spend $12. b. the expression is 6(5 3). parker will spend $48. c. the expression is 6 ⋅ 5 – 3. parker will spend $27. d. the expression is 5(6 – 3). parker will spend $10.

Answer 1

Parker will spend $12 on his friends.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct expression to calculate how much Parker will spend on his friends is 6(5 - 3), which equals 6(2). Multiplying 6 by 2 gives us the answer of $12. Therefore, option a is the correct expression and solution to this problem.