Question

You and three friends go to a baseball game. You cach pay $2 for a drink and x dollars for nachos.16.a.Use the Distributive Property to write and simplify an expressionfor the total the group pays.8+4xb.How much does the group pay when the nachos cost $3?

Answer 1

Each person pays a total of $2+x. There are 4 people in total, therefore, an expression that represents the total that the group pays is:

`4(2+x)\text{.}`

Simplifying the above expression we get:

`8+4x\text{.}`

If we substitute x=3 in the above expression we get:

`8+4(3)=8+12=20.`

Answer:

Part a)

`8+4x\text{.}`

Part b)

`20`

dollars.