Question

sylvia bought 4 bananas for 50 cents each and 1 apple for 80 cents. wire a numerical expression to represents this situation.

Answer 1

Explanation:

banana = b = 50¢ = $.50

apple = a = 80¢ = $.80

Total cost of fruit = f

She bought 4 bananas for .50 each so we multiply 4*.50 to find the total cost of the bananas and she bought 1 apple for .80, so we add them together to get the total cost of the fruit, f.

4b + a = f Now substitute the values.

(4*.50) + .80 = f This is you expression, let's solve for fun.

(4*.50) + .80 = f

2 + .80 = f

$2.80 = f Sylvia spend $2.80 on the fruit.

Answer 2

4b = 50; 1a = 80

Explanation:

So let's say that bananas = b and apple = a

Then we could set up the equations that are:

4b = 50 (cents)

1a = 80 (cents)

That means we have 2 equations of 4b = 50 and 1a = 80