Question

Mr. Reed purchased 8 packs of paper for $.50 each and 4 packs of crayons for $0.25 each. Express what he purchased mathematically.

Answer 1

There's multiple ways one of them is 8 (.50) + 4 (.25) other one is 8×.50+4×.25

Answer 2

He purchased 12 things. $0.50 x 8 = $ 4.00

$0.25 x 4 = 1.00

$1.00 + $4.00 = $5.00