the price of a baseball cap is $9.00 plus $.78 tax. which expression could be used to find the cost of 5 caps

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the price of a baseball cap is $9.00 plus $.78 tax. which expression could be used to find the cost of 5 caps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answer 1

Hi Deborah,

The price of a baseball cap is $9.00 plus $.78 tax. which expression could be used to find the cost of 5 caps.

Step One: One cap can be expressed as:

(Cost)(the number of caps)+tax

9x+.78

Step Two: For five caps, we can multiply this expression by 5:

5(9x+.78)

Sincerely, 

Starlyte H.