Question

Find friends went to a baseball game three of the friends each bought a ticket for X dollars and a soda for eight dollars the other two friends each bought only tickets right and simplify an expression that represents the amount of money spent

Answer 1

If the other two friend also bought tickets for x dollars as the first three, than: 3x+3•8+2x=5x+24
If other two friends bought tickets for y dollars,different amount than x, than: 3x+3•8+2y=3x+24+2y=3x+2y+24