Question

At the baseball field a bag of candy

is 2.50 and a bag of popcorn is 4.25. Roman is planning to purchase 3 boxes of candy and x bags of popcorn. Write an equation to find y ,the total price roman must pay.

Answer 1

(2.50 x 3) + (X x 4.25) = y

Answer 2

y=4.25x+7.50

Explanation:

3 times 2.50 = 7.50

cost of all the candy Roman is buying ^

you don't know how many bags of popcorn he's buying

y=4.25x+7.50

4.25 is the cost of each popcorn bag, x is how many boxes he will buy

y is the total price he pays

7.50 is the cost of the candy