Ella Grace bought 5 plants for her backyard for $20 each and 3 chairs for her firepit for $20 each. She used this expression to calculate the total amount she spent.

Question

(5⋅20)+(3⋅20)


What is another expression to calculate the total amount spent?

(1 point)
Responses

5⋅(20+3)

20⋅(5+3)

(5+20)⋅(3+20)

5⋅20⋅3

Answer 1

The expression that calculates the total amount spent can be simplified by factoring out the common factor. The two items she bought cost the same amount ($20 each), so you can sum the number of items first and then multiply by the price:

The expression is:

20 ⋅ (5 + 3)

This simplifies to the total amount spent by first finding the total number of items (5 plants + 3 chairs = 8 items) and then multiplying by the cost per item ($20).

The correct response from the options given is:

20 ⋅ (5 + 3).