Question

Giselle bought a dress for $35 and three t-shirts. She used a coupon for $2.50 off each t-shirt. The total cost can be modeled by the expression 35 + 3(n - 2.5) . What does n - 2.5 represent?

Answer 1

(n-2.5) is the cost of a t-shirt with the discount of 2.5$

Answer 2

Answer:

n - 2.5 represent the cost price after a discount of 2.50

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided expression.

35 + 3(n - 2.5)

In the above expression 35 represents the dress price.

It is given that she bought 3 t-shirts.

The number 3 in the expression represents the number of t-shirts.

Also it is given that she used a coupon for $2.50 off each t-shirt.

That means -2.50 is the amount less in the cost price price of t-shirt.

Hence n - 2.5 represent the cost price after a discount of 2.50