You buy x pairs of shoes that each cost $24.95 the same number of socks that each cost $4.75 and a pair of pants that costs $29.99 write an expression in simplest form that represents the total amount of money spent.
Would you add them all together?
Yes, to find the total amount of money spent, you need to add together the costs of all the items you purchased: the shoes, the socks, and the pants.
Let's break down the costs:
The cost of x pairs of shoes at $24.95 each can be represented as 24.95 * x.
The cost of the socks can be represented as 4.75 * x (since you bought the same number of socks as pairs of shoes).
The cost of the pants is $29.99.
To find the total amount spent, you add these three amounts together:
Total amount spent = (24.95 * x) + (4.75 * x) + 29.99
Simplifying this expression further depends on whether the value of x is known or if you want to leave it in terms of x.
sort of.
Multiply each item's price by the quantity of that item. That gives the amount spent for that item.
Then add up the products to get the total amount spent.
24.95x + 4.75x + 29.99*1
That can be simplified into
29.70x + 29.99