Question

Bella bought gardening materials from different stores.

At Garden Mart, Bella bought g packets of geranium seeds, m packets of marigold seeds, and z packets of zinnia seeds. All of the plant seeds were on sale for half price. The expression shown below represents the total cost of the plant seeds Bella bought.

12(2.48g + 1.74m + 1.96z)

A.) Write an expression without parentheses that also represents Bella’s total cost at Garden Mart.

At Plant World, Bella bought a hose and a shovel. The hose was priced at $29.68, but Bella had a coupon for x dollars off. The price of the shovel was $14.45.

B.) Write an expression to represent how much money, in dollars, Bella spent at Plant World.

Bella went to Yard Depot multiple times. Each time she was there, Bella bought a gardening hat and y pairs of gardening gloves. The expression shown below represents the total amount of money, in dollars, Bella spent at Yard Depot.

a(by + c)

C. Explain what a, b, and c each mean in terms of the situation.

Answer 1

Part A

1/2 (2.48 + 1.740 + 1.960)

$6.18

Then divide by 2

$3.09

Part B

15.23 + 14.45 = 29.68

The coupon was 15.23 dollars off.

Part C

A means the fraction

By means the numbers you add

C means the other number you add

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