Question

malachi has a coupon for $5 off at a restaurant. he and his friends order 4 slices of pizza. let p be the original price of a slice of pizza, in dollars. write an expression that represents the total cost of 4 slices of pizza after using the coupon.

Explanation:

Step1: Find cost of 4 slices

Each slice is $p$, so 4 slices cost $4\times p = 4p$.

Step2: Apply $5 off coupon

Subtract $5 from the total cost of 4 slices: $4p - 5$.

Answer:

$4p - 5$