Question

Mandy and four of her friends want to see a movie. If m represents the cost for one person to see a movie, which expression represents the cost for Mandy and her friends to see a movie?

A. 5m
B. 5 + m
C. 5 – m
D. 5/m

Answer 1

a

Explanation:

Answer 2

The expression 5m represents the cost for Mandy and her friends to see a movie.

The correct answer is A. 5m.

Explanation:

Given:

Mandy and four of her friends want to see a movie.

If m represents the cost for one person to see a movie.

Now, to find the expression represents the cost for Mandy and her friends to see a movie.

As, Mandy and four of her friends are there.

So, total number of people are = 1+4 = 5.

As, given:

The cost for one person to see a movie =
`m.`

Now, to get the expression represents the cost for Mandy and her friends to see a movie we multiply total number of people by the cost for one person to see a movie:

`5* m`

`=5m.`

Therefore, the expression 5m represents the cost for Mandy and her friends to see a movie.

The correct answer is A. 5m.