Question

The Sixth Grade Dance Committee is planning to decorate the school gym with crepe paper, posters, and tablecloths. They know that crepe paper costs $5 per roll, posters cost $10 each, and tablecloths cost $14 per table. The committee used the expression 5r + 10p + 14t to represent the cost of r rolls of crepe paper, p posters, and t tablecloths. How much money would the committee need for 4 rolls of crepe paper, 10 posters, and 3 tablecloths?

Answer 1

5r=20 10p=100 14t=42
100+42+20=162
5r+10p+14t=$162