One last stop before you head home. You and your friends are worn out, but you can’t help but stop for a candy apple to eat on the ride home from Snack Centra. Yum! You would like to take some home to your family, so what’s the best deal? You can purchase 5 apples for $6.25 or 8 apples for $9.25. What’s the best way to spend your last few bucks?

the 8 for 9.25

Step-by-step explanation:

that is the best deal because 1.25 dollars per apple for for the 5 apples for 6.25 dollars rather than 1.15 dollars per apple for the 8 apples for 9.25 dollars so therfore 8 for 9.15 is overall a better for the price per apple

step-by-step explanation:

first, eliminate the parenthesis:

3

x

+

2

−

4

x

second, group like terms:

3

x

−

4

x

+

2

third, combine like terms:

(

3

−

4

)

x

+

2

→

−

1

x

+

2

→

−

x

+

2

answer:   2 multiplied by x =24

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