Question

At the grocery store, LaKeisha buys 3 oranges, 2 cans of soup, and 1 box of cereal. The oranges cost $0.79 each, the soup costs $1.29 per can, and the box of cereal costs $3.49. Write an expression to represent the cost of LaKeisha's groceries with the terms in the order they were described. *

Answer 1

2.37x + 2.58y + 3.49z

Explanation:

The expression would be

Let us assume the organges be x

Soup be y

And, the cereal be z

Their cost would be $0.79, $1.29 and $3.49 respectively

Now as per the question

the expression would be

= 0.79 × 3x + 1.29 × 2y + 3.49 × z

= 2.37x + 2.58y + 3.49z