One button costs $
a. One notebook costs $(
a + 15). One story book costs $3
a.
- David bought 2 buttons, 3 notebooks and 1 story book. How much did he spend? Simplify your answer in terms of a.
- If a = 8, how much did David spend altogether?
(a)
Cost of 2 buttons = 2 x
a = $2
a Cost of 3 notebooks = 3 x (
a + 15) = $(3
a + 45)
Cost of 1 story book = $3
a Total amount that he spent
= 2
a + 3
a + 45 + 3
a= 2
a + 3
a + 3
a + 45
= $(8
a + 45)
(b)
If
a = 8,
total amount that he spent
= 8
a + 45
= (8 x 8) + 45
= 64 + 45
= $109
Answer(s): (a) $(8
a + 45) or $(45 + 8
a); (b) $109