Question

Which of the following could be a real-world description of 5x − 18?

$18 in addition to the cost of 5 hot dog combos
The cost of 18 people splitting 5 hot dog combos
The cost of hot dog combos less an $18 coupon split by 5 people
$18 less than the cost of 5 hot dog combos

Answer 1

$18 less than the cost of 5 hot dog combos

Explanation:

First, we see from the minus sign that this will be subtraction. PEMDAS (order of operations) says we do the multiplication first, then the subtraction.