Question

Shoko bought a box of popcorn for$3.50 and three medium drinks. Define a variable and write an expression to represent the total amount they spent. Then find the total amount if one drink costs $1.50

Answer 1

drink=D
Total=T
3.50+1.50D=T

Answer 2

Let y represent the cost of one drink.
3.5+(y×3)
3.5+(1.5×3)
3.5+4.5=8
4.5 for the three drinks.