Question

A box of Almond Oats contains 15 ounces of cereal made of oat flakes and sliced almonds. Oat flakes

cost 15 cents per ounce, and almonds cost 30 cents per ounce. Write and simplify expressions in
terms of a, the number of ounces of almonds in the box.
a. The number of ounces of oat flakes in the box. o =
b. The cost of the almonds (in cents).c
c. The cost of the oat flakes (in cents). c =
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d. The total cost of a box of Almond Oats (in cents). c =

Answer 1

a. The number of ounces of oat flakes in the box is 15 ounces - a ounces, or 15 - a ounces.

b. The cost of the almonds (in cents) is 30 cents * a ounces, or 30a cents.

c. The cost of the oat flakes (in cents) is 15 cents * (15 - a) ounces, or 15 * (15 - a) cents.

d. The total cost of a box of Almond Oats (in cents) is the cost of the almonds plus the cost of the oat flakes, or 30a + 15 * (15 - a) cents.