Question

A clothing store has a sign in the window:SALE $3 off every purchase. Pani sees the sign and wants to buy 3 shirts and 2 pairs of jeans. The cost of each shirt before the discount is $12, and the cost and the cost of jeans is $19 before the discount
A. write and evaluate an expression to find the amount Pani pays if a $3 discount is applied to her total

B. Pani says she should get a $3 discount on the price of each shirts and a $3 discount on the price of each pair of jeans. Write and evaluate an expression to find the amount she wold pay if this is true

C. ANALYZE RELATIONSHIPS why are the amounts Pani says in a and b different?

D. if you were the shop owner how would you change the sign explain

Answer 1

A) (shirts) 12 multiplied by 3 is 36. (jeans) 19 multiplied by 2 is 38. 38 plus 36 equals 74. 74 minus 3 is 71. her total is 71 dollars

B) (shirts) 9 multiplied by 3 is 27. 16 multiplied by 2 is 32. 27 plus 32 is 59.

C) well there is obviously a difference between 71 and 59. 71 minus 59 is 12 dollars.

D) if i was the owner i would say "3 dollars off TOTAL purchase".