Mr. Imani wants to purchase paper and notebooks for his classroom. At Dollar Discount he can buy

packs of paper, , for $1.25 each and notebooks, , for $2.50 each. This is modeled by
. Evaluate for and to find how
much it will cost Mr. Imani to purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks. (1 point)
pš‘ nš‘›
1.25p + 2.50n 1.25š‘ + 2.50š‘› p = 10 š‘ = 10 n = 30 š‘› = 30
$43.75
$62.50
$450.00
$87.50

1 answer

To calculate the total cost for Mr. Imani to purchase 10 packs of paper and 30 notebooks, we will substitute the values of \( p \) and \( n \) into the cost equation:

The cost equation is: \[ 1.25p + 2.50n \]

Where:

  • \( p \) is the number of packs of paper,
  • \( n \) is the number of notebooks.

Given:

  • \( p = 10 \)
  • \( n = 30 \)

Now, substitute these values into the equation: \[ 1.25(10) + 2.50(30) \]

Calculating each term:

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

Now, add these two results together: \[ 12.50 + 75.00 = 87.50 \]

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

The correct answer is: \[ \text{$87.50} \]