Five friends went to a baseball game. Three of the friends each bought tickets for x dollars and a soda for $6.00. The other two friends each bought only tickets. Write and simplify an expression that represents the amount of money spent.
5x + $6.00 = Amount
To find the total amount of money spent by the five friends, we need to multiply the cost of the tickets by the number of friends who bought them, and add the cost of the sodas.
Let's break down the steps to come up with the expression:
1. Three friends bought tickets for x dollars each, so the total cost of the tickets is 3x dollars.
2. Since each of these three friends also bought a soda for $6.00, the total cost of the sodas is 3 * $6.00 = $18.00.
3. The remaining two friends only bought tickets, so their cost is 2 * x = 2x dollars.
Now, let's add up the costs:
Total amount spent = Cost of tickets + Cost of sodas
= 3x + $18.00 + 2x
= 5x + $18.00
Therefore, the simplified expression that represents the amount of money spent by the five friends is 5x + $18.00.