Question

At the movie theater, the concession stand sells bags of popcorn for $6.95 each and boxes of candy for $2.45 each. Customers must pay an additional 6% sales tax on all purchases. Which expressions represent the total amountba family will have to pay when buying p bags of popcorn and c boxes of candy?

Answer 1

Given:

Price of each popcorn = $6.95

Price of each box of candy = $2.45

Customers also pay an additional 6% sales tax on all purchases.

The expressions to represent this situation are:

1) 6.95(1.06p) + 2.45(1.06c)

2) 1.06(6.95p + 2.45c)

ANSWER:

6.95(1.06p) + 2.45(1.06c)

1.06(6.95p + 2.45c)