Question

Rose, went to the store to purchase a 35 ft and 50 ft cable. If the cable cost $1.50 per foot, which of the following expressions could she use to calculate her total cost for the cable?

Answer 1

Add up the lengh of the cable
35+50=85
than you just have to multiplicate it.
85*1.50=127.5$

Answer 2

Add up the legnths of the cable then multiply by 1.5
35+50=85
85 times 1.5=127.5
the answer is $127.50