Question

I bought x cans of fruit cocktail and two more cans of mushrooms than cans of fruit cocktail. A can of mushrooms cost $.80 and a can of fruit cocktail cost $.90. How much money did I spend?

Answer 1

0.9x + 0.8(x + 2)

Explanation:

# of cans of fruit cocktail: x

# of cans of mushrooms: 2 more than x, or x + 2

$ of can of mushroom: $0.80

$ of can of fruit cocktail: $0.90

To find out how much money you spent, you need to multiply the # of cans by their respective prices. Therefore:

The price of the cans of fruit cocktail = 0.90 * x

= 0.9x

The price of the cans of mushrooms = 0.80 * (x + 2)

= 0.8(x + 2)

Total price = 0.9x + 0.8(x + 2)