Write an expression to represent the following: When visiting the pumpkin farm, you must pay $7 for the hayride to get to the pumpkin patch, plus an additional $1.25 per pound for the pumpkin you choose. Let 'p' represent the pounds your pumpkin weighs.

Answer 1

To represent the total cost of visiting the pumpkin farm, you can use the following expression:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 7 + 1.25p \]

In this expression, \(7\) represents the cost of the hayride, and \(1.25p\) represents the variable cost based on the weight of the pumpkin (where \(p\) is the weight of the pumpkin in pounds).