Question

Jasmine is buying beans. She bought r pounds of red beans that cost $6 per pound and b pounds of black beans that cost $9 per pound. The total amount of her purchase is given by the expression 6r + 9b. Select the terms of the expression. Select all that apply.

A) 6r
B) 9b
C) 6
D) 9

Answer 1

The terms in the expression 6r + 9b representing Jasmine's purchase of beans are A) 6r and B) 9b, representing the cost of red and black beans respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves finding the terms in the algebraic expression that represents Jasmine is buying beans. She bought r pounds of red beans that cost $6 per pound and b pounds of black beans that cost $9 per pound. The total amount she spends is described by the algebraic expression 6r + 9b. In this expression, the terms are the parts that are added together. The terms in this expression are 6r and 9b, which indicates the total cost for red beans and black beans respectively. Therefore, the correct selections for the terms of the expression are A) 6r and B) 9b. The choices C) 6 and D) 9 do not represent terms in the expression since they are not being multiplied by a variable indicative of quantity.