Question

At the market, a watermelon cost w cents and a papaya cost 9 cents more than a watermelon. Mrs. Ashanty bought 3 watermelons and 2 papayas. Find the total amount Mrs. Ashanty paid in terms of w

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let the watermelon be = w cents

hence papaya =w + 9 cents

cost of watermelons =w×3

3w

cost of papaya =9+w ×2

18 + 2w

total cost mrs ashanty paid = 3w +2w+18

=5w +18