Question

If Mandy initially has 24y cents and she buys x kg of potatoes at 36 cents per kg, how much money does Mandy have now, expressed in factorized form?

A) 24y+36x
B) 36x−24y
C) 36xy−24
D) 24−36xy

Answer 1

After buying x kg of potatoes at 36 cents per kg, Mandy would have 12(2y - 3x) cents left, expressed in factorized form.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Mandy initially has 24y cents and she buys x kg of potatoes at 36 cents per kg, the amount spent on potatoes would be 36x cents. To find out how much money Mandy has now, we subtract the amount spent on potatoes from her initial amount of money. Therefore, the calculation would be:

Initial Money - Cost of Potatoes = Remaining Money

24y cents - 36x cents = (24y - 36x) cents.

To express it in factorized form, we can factor out the common factor of 12:

12(2y - 3x) cents

So the factorized form of the money Mandy has left is 12(2y - 3x) cents.