Question

Ali is buying fruit from a local farmer's market . The price is shown in the table.

Item Cost
Mango 1.89
Peach 0.79
Watermelon 3.25


Write an expression to find the toatal cost of buying 2 peaches , 5mangoes and 3 watermelons. Also find the total cost.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Call mango as x, peach as y and watermelon as z

The expression of the total cost for 2 peaches, 5 mangoes and 3 watermelons is : 5x + 2y + 3z

The total cost is : 2 x 0.79 + 5 x 1.89 + 3 x 3.25 = 1.58 + 9.45 + 9.75 = 20.78