Question

Andy was buying

$5 hats and $3
gloves for every
person on his
Christmas list. He
also bought one roll
of wrapping paper
for $2. Let x
represent the
number of people
on his Christmas
list.

Answer 1

5x+3x+2=total

8x+2=total

Explanation:

you add the 5x and 3x and get 8x plus the 1 roll which cost 2 and you have total money spent

Answer 2

5x+3x+2= total

x is total number of people times cost