Question

You and four friends plan a surprise party. Each of you contributes the same amount of money m for food. a. Write an algebraic expression for the total amount of money contributed for food. b. Evaluate your expression if each person contributed $5.25

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The total amount contributed = 5m

b) The total amount contributed = $26.25

Explanations:

a)The amount of money contributed by each of the firends = m

Since the party was planned by you and and four friends, the total number of people contributing the money is 5.

The total amount of money contributed = (Amount of money contributed by each friend) x (The number of friends)

The total number of money contributed = m x 5

The total amount contributed = 5m

b) If each person contributes $5.25

m = 5.25

The total amount contributed = 5 x 5.25

The total amount contributed = $26.25