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. (5⋅20)+(3⋅20) What is another expression to calculate the total amount spent? (1 point) Responses 5⋅(20+3) 5 times open paren 20 plus 3 close paren 20⋅(5+3) 20 times open paren 5 plus 3 close paren (5+20)⋅(3+20) open paren 5 plus 20 close paren times open paren 3 plus 20 close paren 5⋅20⋅3

Answer 1

To find another expression to calculate the total amount spent, we can factor out the common price per item, which is $20.

Since Ella Grace bought 5 plants and 3 chairs, we have:

• Total number of items: \(5 + 3 = 8\)
• Price per item: $20

Therefore, the expression to calculate the total amount spent can be rewritten as:

\[ 20 \cdot (5 + 3) \]

Among the given responses, the correct expression is:

20⋅(5+3)

So, the answer is 20⋅(5+3).