Mario and Luigi plan to buy a Nintendo Switch for $299.00. Nintendo Switch games cost $59.99 each. They plan to purchase one console.

Question

Use an algebraic expression to describe how much
they will spend, before sales tax, based on purchasing the console and the number of games. Let g represent the number of games.

Answer 1

To write an algebraic expression that describes how much Mario and Luigi will spend before sales tax, we start with the cost of the Nintendo Switch and then add the cost of the games.

Given:
- Cost of Nintendo Switch console: $299.00
- Cost per game: $59.99
- Number of games: g

So, the total cost (T) before sales tax for the console and g games is:

T = (Cost of console) + (Number of games) * (Cost per game)
T = $299.00 + g * $59.99

Therefore, the algebraic expression for the total cost before sales tax is:

T = 299 + 59.99g