Question

To French shop for fresh fruit. Elena buys a watermelon for $7.75 and 5 pounds of cherries Tammy buys a pineapple for $4.15 and 4 pounds of cherries. Use the variable peer to represent the price in dollars per pound of cherries. Right and simplify and expression to represent how much more Alina spent

Answer 1

Answer: Elena spent $3.6 +x more than Tammy.

Explanation:

Let the cost of each cherry be 'x'.

Cost of watermelon for Elena = $7.75

Cost of 5 pounds of cherries = 5x

So, Equation for Elena would be

`7.75+5x`

Cost of pineapple = $4.15

Number of pounds of cherries = 4

So, Equation for Tammy would be

`\$4.15+4x`

Now, Elena spent more than Tammy by

`(7.75+5x)-(4.15+4x)\\\\=7.75+5x-4.15-4x\\\\=3.6+x`

Hence, Elena spent $3.6 +x more than Tammy.