A basketball uniform consists of a jersey top and basketball shorts. The jersey tops costs $16 each, and the basketball shorts cost $12 each. The expression 16u + 18u represents the cost, in dollars, of buying u uniforms. What does 16u represent in this context?
The total cost of the shirts for u uniforms.
Micah buys m mystery books and f fantasy books. What would m + f represent in this context?
The total number of mystery and fantasy books Micah buys.
Ian bought a basketball for $23, three baseball caps, and a pair of running shoes for $37. If each baseball cap cost x dollars, what does 23 + 3x + 37 represent in this context?
The total amount Ian spent
Brandon bought p packs of hockey cards, and 4p packs of baseball cards. If Brandon bought 3 packs of hockey cards, how many packs of baseball cards did he buy?
12 packs
Jackets cost $15 and a set of decorative buttons cost $5. The delivery fee is $5 per order. The expression 15n + 5n + 5 gives the cost, in dollars, of buying jackets with buttons for n people. What is another way to write this expression?
What is 20n + 5
A restaurant owner bought b large bags of flour for $45 each and b large bags of sugar for $25 each. The expression b (45 + 25) gives the total cost, in dollars, of the flour and sugar. Use the distributive property to rewrite this expression.
What is b x 45 + b x 25 or 45b + 25b
You buy 2 snow cones for $4 each, then n friends hear you are buying snow cones, and now each of those friends wants you to buy one for them. If you did decide to buy everyone a snow cone, in addition to the 2 you already bought, how much would you spend in total?
8 + 4n or 4(2+n)