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.
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Statement # correctly interprets a part of the expression.
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Statement #1: Antoine spends $35.00 per pair of shoes.
This statement correctly interprets a part of the expression. The term \(35x\) indicates that Antoine spends $35 for each pair of shoes, where \(x\) represents the number of pairs of shoes.
Therefore, the correct answer is Statement #1.
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