Goby fish and shrimp naturally live close together. A pet store is selling bags
of goby fish and shrimp to aquarium hobbyists. Each goby fish costs $15, and
each shrimp costs $10. Each bag has an equal number of goby fish and shrimp.
a. The pet store models the cost per bag with the expression x(15 + 10). Explain
what the expression represents.

The expression represents the total cost of the bag which contain x number of goby and x number of shrimp.

Step-by-step explanation:

Each goby fish costs $15 and each shrimp costs $10.

Each bag has an equal number of goby fish and shrimp.

So. let each bag has x number of goby and x number of shrimp

so, the cost of the bag = 15x + 10x

Take x as a common

so, the total cost = x (15+ 10)

so, the expression represents the total cost of the bag which contain x number of goby and x number of shrimp.

answer: a

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