Question

The local minimart the cost of a bag of chips at the corner store is 1.45 at the cost of a banana is 0.85 what would it cost to get six bags of chips and two bananas what would it cost to get ex bags of chips and y bananas

Answer 1

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Answer:

• 10.40 for 6 chips and 2 bananas
• 1.45x +0.85y

Explanation:

The total cost is the sum of products of number of items and item cost.

(6 bags)(1.45/bag) +(2 bananas)(0.85/banana) = 8.70 +1.70 = 10.40

It would cost 10.40 for 6 bags of chips and 2 bananas.

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Similarly, for x bags and y bananas, the cost is ...

1.45x +0.85y