Antoine goes to the mall to buy new shoes and jerseys. He pays a set rate per pair of shoes and a set rate per jersey, and he pays more per jersey than he pays per pair of shoes. His total spending can be modeled by the equation 35x+55y
. Which of the statements correctly interprets a part of the expression?
Statement #1: Antoine spends $35.00 per pair of shoes.
Statement #2: Antoine spends $55.00 per pair of shoes.
Statement #3: Antoine spends $35.00 in total for shoes.
(1 point)
Statement #
correctly interprets a part of the expression.
1 answer
Statement #1: Antoine spends $35.00 per pair of shoes.
This statement correctly interprets a part of the expression \(35x + 55y\), where \(x\) represents the number of pairs of shoes and $35 is the price per pair of shoes.
Therefore, Statement #1 is the correct interpretation.
