At the movies the cost of popcorn and the cost of soda can be represented by the expression shown below. In terms of x, how could the price of ONE order of popcorn and TWO sodas be expressed in simplest form?

Question

Popcorn: 3x + 5
Soda: 2x

Answer 1

One order of popcorn and two sodas would cost 3x + 5 + 2x + 2x, which simplifies to 5x + 5. Therefore, the price of one order of popcorn and two sodas can be expressed as 5x + 5.