Question

Fun Station is having a sale. Video games are 20% off, board games are 50% off, and basketballs are $12. Let v represent the original price of a video game. Let b represent the original price of a board game. Write an equation to find the total sale price of 2 video games, 3 board games, and 1 basketball.

Answer 1

y=1.6v+1.5b+12

Explanation:

Let v represent the original price of a video game.

Let b represent the original price of a board game.

let y be the total

y=v+b+12

Video games are 20% = 100-20= 80%= 0.8v

board games are 50% =100-50=50%= 0.5b

the total is now

y=0.8v+0.5b+12

the expression for the total sale price of 2 video games, 3 board games, and 1 basketball

y=2(0.8v)+3(0.5b)+12

y=1.6v+1.5b+12