Mr. Perry took his family out to eat. They ordered three meals costing $8.99 each, two sodas at $1.50 each and one cup of coffee for $1.25 . Write an expression to find the total amount the Perry family spent on dinner before taxes and tip. Afterwards, evaluate the expression.
3 * 8.99 + 2*1.50 + 1.25
To find the total amount the Perry family spent on dinner before taxes and tip, we need to add up the cost of the three meals, the two sodas, and the cup of coffee.
The expression for the total cost can be written as:
\(3 \times 8.99 + 2 \times 1.50 + 1 \times 1.25\)
Now, let's evaluate the expression:
\(3 \times 8.99 = 26.97\)
\(2 \times 1.50 = 3.00\)
\(1 \times 1.25 = 1.25\)
Adding these values together, we get:
\(26.97 + 3.00 + 1.25 = 31.22\)
Therefore, the Perry family spent a total of $31.22 on dinner before taxes and tip.