a cheeseburger costs 3 times as much as a soft drink, and an order of fries costs 2 times as much as a soft drink. If a soft drink costs s amount of cents, express the total cost of a cheeseburger, an order of fries and a soft drink.

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anonymous · Answer

6s

anonymous · Answer

how?

espex · Answer

If a burger is x, a soda is y, fries are z you would set your problem up as follows.
x=3y, z=2y, y=s
So a burger equals 3s, fries and soda equal 2s+s

anonymous · Answer

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^he is right 3s + 2s +s

anonymous · Answer

let x = total cost
x=3s+2s+s
x=6s