Question

Rajindri was shocked when she picked up the ice cream cake and 3 dozen cookies from the bakery for her daughter's birthday party; the cost was over $80! Rajindri knows that the cost of the cookies is $28.50.

If represents the cost of the ice cream cake, then drag the correct expression to the first box and the correct symbol to the second box to represent this situation.
Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.
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Possible Responses for First Box

Possible Responses for Second Box

Answer 1

To represent the situation, we need to express the total cost of the ice cream cake and cookies in an equation.

Let \( x \) represent the cost of the ice cream cake. The total cost of both items is given by:

\[
x + 28.50
\]

We know that the total cost is over $80, which can be represented by the symbol ">" (greater than).

So, the correct expressions for the boxes would be:

1. For the first box, the expression would be: **x + 28.50**.
2. For the second box, the symbol would be: **>**.

So, you would select and insert:

- First Box: **x + 28.50**
- Second Box: **>**