Question

At the convenience store, magazines cost x dollars each, sodas cost y dollars each, and candy bars cost z dollars each. The amount of money Martha had left after purchasing items from the convenience store is represented by the following expression.
$18.43 - (ay + bx)

Which of the following is the best interpretation of a?

Answer 1

The number of sodas Martha purchased at the convenience store.

The number of magazines Martha purchased at the convenience store.

The number of candy bars Martha purchased at the convenience store.

The number of sodas and magazines Martha purchased at the convenience store.

Answer 2

is it d

Answer 3

No.
What does y represent?

Answer 4

i dk

Answer 5

o its b or c

Answer 6

Did you even read the problem?

Answer 7

yea

Answer 8

The problem states what y represents.

Answer 9

o dollars

Answer 10

Once again, what does y represent?

Answer 11

dollars

Answer 12

Here is the explanation of the what y represents:

"sodas cost y dollars each,"

Answer 13

Ok, in your words now. What does y represent?

Answer 14

i know the answer

Answer 15

What is it?

Answer 16

b thanks for your help bro

Answer 17

Since you prefer guessing and not following an explanation, you will have a hard time learning this. Just for your info, b is not correct.
I'm still willing to help, but when I ask a question, just answer it.
I don't ask you questions to waste your time.
The questions I ask are directly related to finding the correct answer.

Answer 18

c

Answer 19

This time, I won't ask you any more questions.
I will just explain it to you.

Answer 20

The problem includes this statement:

"sodas cost y dollars each,"

Answer 21

That means y is the price of a soda in dollars.
Keep in mind this: y is the price of a soda.

Answer 22

The expression includes ay.
ay means a times y.
If you multiply a number by a price, that means how many of the items you bought.

If you buy 1 soda, you spend 1y.
If you buy 2 sodas, you spend 2y
If you buy 3 sodas, you spend 3y.

If you buy "a" number of sodas, you spend ay

That means a is the number of sodas that were bought.
The answer is Choice A.

Answer 23

thx

Answer 24

You're welcome.