Question

shopping two friends shop for fresh fruit. elena buys a watermelon for $6.35 and 4 pounds of cherries. tanya buys a pineapple for $4.25 and 3 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 elena spent. the expression \\(\square\\) represents how much more elena spent than tanya. (simplify your answer. use integers or decimals for any numbers in the expression.)

Explanation:

Step1: Write Elena's total cost

$6.35 + 4p$

Step2: Write Taniy's total cost

$4.25 + 3p$

Step3: Subtract Taniy's cost from Elena's

$(6.35 + 4p) - (4.25 + 3p)$

Step4: Simplify the expression

$6.35 - 4.25 + 4p - 3p = 2.1 + p$

Answer:

$p + 2.1$