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Shania is making eight gift bags to give out to her friends coming over to her house for a movie night. Each gilt bag will con

polishes and a manicure kit. Including tax, each nail polish costs $2.50 and each manicure kit costs $4.00.
The following expression shows the amount of money Shania will spend on gift bags.
8(2.5x + 4)

Shania is making eight gift bags to give out to her friends coming over to her house-example-1

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Answer: 20x + 32 or $20 spent on the nail polish & $32 spent on the kits

Formula:

bags($polishx + $kit)

Work:

8(2.5x + 4)

8 x 2.5x = 20x

8 x 4 = 32

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