Boxes of cereal usually cast $4, but are on sale for $1 off. A gallon of milk costs $3. The expression 4b-1b+3 can be used to find the cost in dollars of buying b boxes of cereal and a gallon of milk. Write the expression in simpler from.

Question

Mathematics

Pamela Brandt

1 December, 01:31

Boxes of cereal usually cast $4, but are on sale for $1 off. A gallon of milk costs $3. The expression 4b-1b+3 can be used to find the cost in dollars of buying b boxes of cereal and a gallon of milk. Write the expression in simpler from.

+4

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Esmeralda Leon · Answer 1

c = 3 (b + 1)

Step-by-step explanation:

c = 4b - 1b + 3

4b - 1b = 3b

c = 3b + 3

3 is a common factor of both terms on the right hand side

Factorizing the expression

c = 3 (b + 1)