Question

The Walters family bought 3 ham sandwich and 4 fruit cups for lunch. Each sandwich cost $4 and each fruit cups cost $2. How much did the family spend on lunch?

Answer 1

Let h be the number of ham sandwiches
Let f be the number of fruit cups
Let c be the cost
C=4h+2f
C=(4*3)+(2*4)
C=12+8
C=$20
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