Question

2. The cost of a badger is b pence. A raccoon is 5 pence more expensive than a badger and a beaver three times as expensive as a badger.

a) What is the cost of a raccoon?
b) What is the cost of the beaver?
c) What is the total cost of a raccoon and 8 beavers?

(plz write down a step-by-step explanation)

Answer 1

a) What is the cost of a raccoon?

b+5

b) What is the cost of the beaver?

b x 3

c) What is the total cost of a raccoon and 8 beavers?

raccoon = b+5

8 beavers = b x 24 (since every beaver is "x3", you do 3x8 beavers)

Explanation:

badger = b pence

raccoon = b+5 pence (since it's 5 pence more expensive)

beaver = bx3 (x3 more expensive than a badger.)

I don't know how much "b" is so just fill in the blank.

Answer 2

Explanation:

A

A raccoon is 5 more pence than a badger.

r = b + 5

B

Let the beaver's price be be.

be = 3*b

C

Total = 5 + b + 8*be

Total = 5+b + 8*3*b

Total = 5 +b + 24b

Total = 25 b + 5