You go to a team dinner with your aunt and uncle. The cost of a student meal is $5.50. Meals for adults cost $12.50 each. How much does it cost for the three of you to go to the dinner?

so what is

2 x 12.5 + 5.5 ??

The answer is $30.5.

To calculate the total cost for three people to go to the dinner, we need to add up the cost of the meals for each person.

First, let's calculate the cost of the student meal. Since you mentioned that the cost of a student meal is $5.50, we will multiply that by 1 to get the total cost for one student meal: $5.50 * 1 = $5.50.

Next, let's calculate the cost of the adult meals. Since your aunt and uncle are adults, we will multiply the cost of an adult meal ($12.50) by 2 (for two adults), which gives us the total cost for the adult meals: $12.50 * 2 = $25.

Finally, to find the total cost for the three of you, we simply add up the cost of the student meal and the adult meals: $5.50 + $25 = $30.50.

Therefore, the total cost for the three of you to go to the dinner is $30.50.