Question

sara went grocery shopping and bought apples and bananas. the cost of apples was $2 per pound, while bananas were $1 per pound. she bought a pounds of apples and b pounds of bananas. the total cost of her shopping can be modeled by the expression 2a + 1b. interpret the different parts of the expression in the context of saras grocery shopping. move your answers to the respective boxes. the term 2a represents: blank. the coefficient 2 and variable a in the term 2a mean that: blank. on the other hand, the term 1b represents: blank. options: each pound of banana cost $1, the total cost of her bananas, the cost of 1 banana, each pound of apple cost $2, the cost of 2 pounds of apples

Explanation:

• 2a: Apples cost $2 per pound (coefficient 2) and a is pounds bought, so 2a is total apple cost.
• Coefficient 2 and variable a: 2 is the per-pound cost of apples, a is pounds, meaning $2 per apple pound.
• 1b: Bananas cost $1 per pound (coefficient 1) and b is pounds bought, so 1b is total banana cost.

Answer:

The term 2a represents the total cost of her apples.
The coefficient 2 and variable a in the term 2a mean that each pound of apple cost $2.
The term 1b represents the total cost of her bananas.