Question

Jose bought a wallet for $19.95 and y hats for $5.99 each. Which of the following expressions shows the total amount of money he spent?

A. 19.95y + 5.99y
B. 19.95y + 5.99
C. 19.95 + 5.99y
D. 19.95 + 5.99 + y

Answer 1

Wallet = $19.95
Hats = $5.99 times y


`19.95 + 5.99y`

Answer is C.

Hope this helps. - M

Answer 2

The answer is this:
C. 19.95 + 5.99y

This is because the amount of hats bought is unknown.