Question

Two friends shop for fresh fruit. Jackson buys a watermelon for ​$6.85 and 5 pounds of cherries. Tim buys a pineapple for ​$3.35 and 4 pounds of cherries. Use the variable p to represent the​ price, in​ dollars, per pound of cherries. Write and simplify an expression to represent how much more spent.

Answer 1

Answer:

3.5 + p

Step-by-step explanation:

Jackson:

Watermelon = $6.85

Cherries = 5p

Total spent = 6.85 + 5p

Tim:

Pineapple = $3.35

Cherries = 4p

Total = 3.35 + 4p

Where,

P = price per pound of Cherries

how much more spent?

Jackson's total spent - Tim's total spent

= 6.85 + 5p - (3.35 + 4p)

= 6.85 + 5p - 3.35 - 4p

= 3.5 + p