Question

You and eight friends plan a surprise party. Each of you contributes the same amount of

money m for food. Their mom also contributes $20.
a. Write an algebraic expression for the total amount of money contributed for food.
b. Evaluate your expression if each person contributed $10.50

Answer 1

a. 9m + 8×$20 = $340

b. 9×$10.50 + 8×$10.50 = $178.50

Explanation:

Its self-explanatory