Question

The expression 53(1+x) represents the total cost of a meal including the tip. What do the different parts of the expression represent?

Answer 1

1 is a given: it means that you will have 1 meal no matter what

53 is the amount you pay for one meal:

x is the amount of meals you have after that one meal, hence x+1 (so if you have two meals, x = 1)


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