Question

maria is planning a party for her friends birthday. she needs to buy party s found a party supply store that offers the following: a $25 flat fee for the party kit each additional item costs $3.75 she needs to buy 7 additional items for the party. use the information above to evaluate the expression to find the total cost of use the expression below and f=flat fee for the party kit x=additional items f+(x×3.75)= answer: ______ (round your answer to the nearest cent)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify given values

$f = 25$, $x = 7$

Step2: Substitute into the expression

$25 + (7 \times 3.75)$

Step3: Calculate item total cost

$7 \times 3.75 = 26.25$

Step4: Calculate total cost

$25 + 26.25 = 51.25$

Answer:

$\$51.25$