Mrs. Brown wants to buy some sandwiches at $2 each and some eggs at $0.20 each. Write an algebraic expression to find the total cost if Mrs. Brown buys x sandwiches and y eggs. Write your answer in the form "ax + by" where a and b are positive or negative constants.

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Donna Nguyen

21 July, 03:28

Mrs. Brown wants to buy some sandwiches at $2 each and some eggs at $0.20 each. Write an algebraic expression to find the total cost if Mrs. Brown buys x sandwiches and y eggs. Write your answer in the form "ax + by" where a and b are positive or negative constants.

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Lydia Mathis · Answer 1

2x+0.20y

Step-by-step explanation:

Each sandwich costs $2 and x represents the number of sandwiches she buys so you have 2x. Each egg costs $0.20 and y represents the number of eggs she buys so you have 0.20y. You add them so they're in the ax+by form.