Question

Claire and 4 friends each bought the same pair of shoes and a purse. The sample shoes did not have a price tag, but the purse was marked $12.95. Their total purchase can be represented by the expression: 5(x + 12.95) where x represents the cost of the shoes. Determine the

simplified expression.

ONE ANSWER FROM BELOW

1. 5x + 12.95
2. -5x - 12.95
3. 5x - 64.75
4. 5x + 64.95

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Answer 1

3. 5x- 64.75

Explanation:

ok the way to find this answer is..

take the expression 5( x + 12.95) and make it equal to 0

5( x + 12.95) = 0

then work it out, start by multiplying 5 by everything in the ( )

5x + 64.75 = 0

Therefore i would say the first two are not right and looking at the bottom two the only reason i would say it is not true is becasue of the subtraction sign however i would pick 3 because it is the closest.

Answer 2

4.

D.

4. 5x + 64.95

Explanation:

Simply distribute the 5

5(x + 12.95)

5x + 5(12.95)

multiply 12.95 by 5

64.75

so

5x+64.75