Question

Anthony goes to the store to buy Valentine candy and cards. Each price per candy item is the same and each price per card is the same. The candy item costs more than a card does. His total spent can be modeled by the expression 5.50x + 3.50y. Which statement correctly interprets a part of the expression?(1 point)

Answer 1

In the expression \(5.50x + 3.50y\), the term \(5.50x\) represents the total cost of the candy items Anthony buys, where \(x\) is the number of candy items purchased and each candy costs $5.50. Similarly, the term \(3.50y\) represents the total cost of the cards he buys, where \(y\) is the number of cards purchased and each card costs $3.50.

A correct interpretation of a part of the expression could be:

"The term \(5.50x\) represents the total cost of the candy items Anthony buys, with \(x\) being the number of candy items and each candy costing $5.50."