Mr. Imani wants to purchase paper and notebooks for his classroom. At Dollar Discount he can buy packs of paper, p, for $1.25 each and notebooks, n, for $2.50 each. This is modeled by 1.25p + 2.50n. Evaluate for p = 10 and n=30 to find how much it will cost Mr. Imani to purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks. (1 point)

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$87.50
$87.50

$450.00
$450.00

$43.75
$43.75

$62.50 ..

Answer 1

To find the total cost for Mr. Imani to purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks, we can use the formula:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 1.25p + 2.50n \]

Now, plug in the values for \( p \) and \( n \):

• \( p = 10 \) (packs of paper)
• \( n = 30 \) (notebooks)

Substituting these values into the equation:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 1.25(10) + 2.50(30) \]

Calculating each term:

1. \( 1.25(10) = 12.50 \)
2. \( 2.50(30) = 75.00 \)

Now, add these two results together:

\[ \text{Total Cost} = 12.50 + 75.00 = 87.50 \]

Thus, the total cost for Mr. Imani to purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks is $87.50.