Two friends shop for fresh fruit. Jackson buys a watermelon for $7.85 and 5 pounds of cherries. Tim buys a pineapple for $4.15 and 4 pounds of cherries. Use the variable p to represent
the price, in dollars, per pound of cherries. Write and simplify an expression to represent how much
more Jackson spent.

3.67 + p

Step-by-step explanation:

Jackson

7.85 + 5p

Tim

4.15 + 4p

How much more jackson spent

(7.82 + 5p) - (4.15 + 4p)

Group like terms

(7.82 - 4.15) + (5p - 4p)

Simplify

3.67 + p

use an equation of ratios to determine the amount of gas needed to fill the tank.

    0.2             0.8

  =    

288.75             x

                                                              231 gal

so, 0.2x = (0.8)(288.75 gal), and x = = 1155 gal.

                                                                0.2

it would take 1155 gal. to fill the tank.

the cost would be

1155 gal         $3

* = $3465   (answer)

      1           1 gal

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