Question

The expression 15n + 2(3p) represents the amount Isaiah spent buying gasoline and snacks, where n represents the price of each gallon of gasoline and p represents the cost of each snack that he bought. Which statement is true about the amount Isaiah spent?
He spent 6p dollars on gasoline.
He spent n + p dollars in all.
He bought 15 gallons of gasoline.
He bought 6 dollars worth of snacks.

Answer 1

Answer:

He bought 15 gallons of gasoline.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the expression $15n+2(3p)$

$n=$ price of each gallon of gasoline

$p=$ cost of each snack bought

We can go ahead and distribute.

$15n+6p$

The $6p$ means he bought 6 snacks. The $15n$ means he bought 15 gallons of gasoline.