Question

Tony bought three packs of pencils for four dollars each and the pencil box for seven dollars. Mario bought 4 binders for six dollars each and used a coupon for six dollars off. Write and evaluate expressions to find who spent more money.

Answer 1

p=pencils b=binders c=coupons Pb=pencil box

Tony: 3p x 4 + Pb7=  Tony spent $19.00 all together

Mario: 4b x 6 - $6 =  Mario spent $18.00 all together