Baskets of tomatoes cost $3 each and bags of onions cost $4 each. A customer purchases
x
baskets of tomatoes and
y
bags of onions.
What does the expression
3
x
+
4
y
represent?
1 answer
The expression 3x + 4y represents the total cost of the customer's purchase, taking into account the number of baskets of tomatoes and bags of onions they bought.
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