Question

Two friends shop for fresh fruit. Jackson buys a watermelon for $7.85 and 5 pounds of

cherries. Tim buys a pineapple for $4.15 and 4 pounds of cherries. Use the variable p to represent
the price, in dollars, per pound of cherries. Write and simplify an expression to represent how much
more Jackson spent.

Answer 1

3.67 + p

Explanation:

Jackson

7.85 + 5p

Tim

4.15 + 4p

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How much more jackson spent

(7.82 + 5p) - (4.15 + 4p)

Group like terms

(7.82 - 4.15) + (5p - 4p)

Simplify

3.67 + p