Question

The expression 15n + 2(3p) represents the amount Isaiah spent buying gasoline and snacks, where n represents the price of each gallon of gasoline and p represents the cost of each snack that he bought. Which statement is true about the amount Isaiah spent?

He spent 6p dollars on gasoline.
He spent n + p dollars in all.
He bought 15 gallons of gasoline.
He bought 6 dollars worth of snacks.

Answer 1

c

Explanation:

Answer 2

He bought 15 gallons of gasoline.

Explanation:

In the expression
`15n+2(3p)`

`n=` price of each gallon of gasoline

`p=` cost of each snack bought

We can go ahead and distribute.

`15n+6p`

The
`6p` means he bought 6 snacks. The
`15n` means he bought 15 gallons of gasoline.