Question

the prescott family wants to spend exactly $33 at a restaurant. they bought some quesadillas and smoothies. quesadillas cost $7 each and smoothies cost $6 each. youre trying to see if 3 quesadillas and 2 smoothies cost $33. start by finding the cost of 3 quesadillas. $7q + 6s = 33$ $7·(3)+6·(2)stackrel{?}{=}33$ $square +?stackrel{?}{=}33$

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate cost of 3 quesadillas

$7 \times 3 = 21$

Step2: Calculate cost of 2 smoothies

$6 \times 2 = 12$

Step3: Sum the two costs

$21 + 12 = 33$

Answer:

The cost of 3 quesadillas is $\$21$, and when added to the $\$12$ cost of 2 smoothies, the total is exactly $\$33$. So 3 quesadillas and 2 smoothies do cost $\$33$. The missing value in the box is 21.