Emma and Rita are at a florist shop. They are planning to make bouquets of flowers for their grandmothers out of roses and carnations. The cost for a single rose is r, and the cost for a single carnation is c. Emma will use 6 carnations and 4 roses for her bouquet, and Rita will use 5 carnations and 6 roses.

Write expressions that represent the total cost of Emma’s bouquet, the total cost of Rita’s bouquet, and the total cost for both bouquets combined.

Question

Emma and Rita are at a florist shop. They are planning to make bouquets of flowers for their grandmothers out of roses and carnations. The cost for a single rose is r, and the cost for a single carnation is c. Emma will use 6 carnations and 4 roses for her bouquet, and Rita will use 5 carnations and 6 roses. 

Write expressions that represent the total cost of Emma’s bouquet, the total cost of Rita’s bouquet, and the total cost for both bouquets combined.

anonymous · Answer

easy, for emma the expression would be 4r + 6c, for rita the expression would be 6r + 5c, combining the two the expression would be (4r + 6c) + (6r + 5c)