Bethany sells roses and petunias. The expression 3r+2.5p gives the cost (in dollars) of r roses and p petunias.What is the cost of 7 roses and 8 petunias?$
Q. Bethany sells roses and petunias. The expression 3r+2.5p gives the cost (in dollars) of r roses and p petunias.What is the cost of 7 roses and 8 petunias?$
Identify Given Expression: First, we need to identify the given expression for the cost of roses and petunias, which is 3r+2.5p, where r represents the number of roses and p represents the number of petunias.
Substitute Given Numbers: Next, we substitute the given numbers of roses and petunias into the expression. For 7 roses, we replace r with 7, and for 8 petunias, we replace p with 8. The new expression becomes 3(7)+2.5(8).
Perform Multiplication: Now, we perform the multiplication for each term. Multiply 3 by 7 to get the cost for the roses, and multiply 2.5 by 8 to get the cost for the petunias. This results in 21+20.
Find Total Cost: Finally, we add the two amounts together to find the total cost. Adding 21 (cost for roses) and 20 (cost for petunias) gives us 41.
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