Movie tickets cost less for a matinee showing than for a regular showing. Suppose that tickets to regular showings cost
x
dollars each, tickets to matinee showings cost
y
dollars each, and a package of popcorn costs $3.
In this situation, what are the meanings of the expressions
3
x
,
2
y
+
3
, and
5
(
x
−
y
)
?
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The expression
3
x
represents
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.
The expression
2
y
+
3
represents
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.
And the expression
5
(
x
−
y
)
represents
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.
The expression 3x represents the cost of 3 regular movie tickets.
The expression 2y + 3 represents the cost of 2 matinee movie tickets plus the cost of a package of popcorn.
The expression 5(x - y) represents the cost of 5 times the difference between the cost of a regular movie ticket and a matinee movie ticket.
The expression 3x represents the cost of 3 regular movie tickets.
The expression 2y + 3 represents the cost of 2 matinee movie tickets plus the cost of a package of popcorn.
The expression 5(x - y) represents 5 times the difference between the cost of a regular movie ticket and a matinee movie ticket.
The expression 3x represents the cost of three regular movie tickets.
The expression 2y+3 represents the cost of two matinee tickets plus the cost of a package of popcorn.
And the expression 5(x-y) represents the cost of five times the difference between the cost of a regular ticket and the cost of a matinee ticket.