Asked by paisley

A big catering event is coming up, and you’re calculating the total cost for a customer. They ordered taco platters and added extra sides.

Your taco truck charges $15 per catering platter. Customers can also add a side of chips and salsa to each platter for $5.

Which expression represents the total amount collected from 3 catering orders with chips and salsa?
Question 6 options:

15 + (5 × 3)

(15 × 3) + (5 × 3)

15 × (5 + 3)

(15 × 5) × 3

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
(15 × 3) + (5 × 3)

Reason: Each platter is $15 and each chips+salsa is $5, so for 3 orders you get 3×$15 + 3×$5 = $60.