Question

The expression 53(1+x) represents the total cost of a meal including the tip. What do the different parts of the expression represent? Drag the parts of the expression into the boxes to match each description. cost of meal tip percentage

Answer 1

Given that the expression 53(1+x) represents the total cost of a meal including the tip.

53 in the expression repressent the cost of meal while x represent the tip percentage.

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

53 is the cost of the meal and x is the tip percentage.

Explanation:

When we add a tip to the total cost of a meal, we pay 100% of the cost of the meal plus an additional amount.  In decimal form, this gives us 1 + the decimal for the tip percent.  This is the (1+x) in this expression.

We multiply this (1+x) by the cost of the meal.  This means that in this case, 53 is the cost of the meal.