Mr Imani wants to purchase paper and notebooks for his classroom. At Dollar DIscount he can buy packs of paper, p, for $1.25 each and notebooks, n, for $2.50 each. This modeled by 1.25 p + 2.50 evluate p = 10 and n = 30 to find how much it will cost Mr. Imani purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks.

Question

$62.50

$43.75

$450.00

$87.50

Answer 1

To find the total cost for Mr. Imani to purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks, we can use the following equation based on the prices given:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 1.25p + 2.50n \]

Where:

• \( p = 10 \) (packs of paper)
• \( n = 30 \) (notebooks)

Now, substituting the values into the equation:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 1.25(10) + 2.50(30) \]

Calculating each part:

1. For the packs of paper: \[ 1.25 \times 10 = 12.50 \]

2. For the notebooks: \[ 2.50 \times 30 = 75.00 \]

Now, add those two results together to get the total cost:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 12.50 + 75.00 = 87.50 \]

Thus, the total cost for Mr. Imani to purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks is $87.50. Therefore, the correct answer is:

$87.50