Michael bought 4 types of fruit to make a fruit salad. He paid $3.00 per pound of apples, $2.00 per pound for bananas, $2.50 per
pound for grapes, and $3.50 per pound for blackberries. He bought the same number of pounds of each fruit. Let the number of pounds be represented by the variable x.
Michael figured out the total amount of money that he spent on fruit can be shown using the expression 3x+2x+2.50x+3.50x
Which expression shows how Michael’s expression can be written in an equivalent single term?
A. (2+2.50)(3+3.50)x
B. (2+3+2.50+3.50)x
C. (2) (3) (2.50) (3.50)x
D. (2) (3)x+(2.50) (3.50)x
