Question

At the fast food restaurant, an order of fries costs $1.05 and a drink costs $1.07. How much would it cost to get 3 orders of fries and 4 drinks? How much would it cost to get ff orders of fries and dd drinks?

Total cost, 3 orders of fries and 4 drinks:

Total cost, ff orders of fries and dd drinks:

Answer 1

$7.43

Explanation:

f (fries) = 1.01

d (drinks) = 1.07

1.05f + 1.07d = ?

To solve this problem, you need to replace the variable with the amount of each item.

1.05(3) + 1.07(4) = ?

Now we can solve by multiplying and adding:

3.15 + 4.28 = ?

7.43