Question

Two friends shop for fresh fruit. Elena buys a watermelon for ​$8.75 and 3 pounds of cherries. Taniy buys a pineapple for ​$3.25 and 2 pounds of cherries. Use the variable p to represent the​ price, in​ dollars, per pound of cherries. Write and simplify an expression to represent how much more Elena spent.

Answer 1

Elena spends 2.92per pound and Taniy spends per pound 1.62
An expression for how much more she pays would be 2.92p - 1.62p = how much more Elena spends