Let's use the variable E to represent the total value spent by Elena and T to represent the total value spent by Taniy.
If Elena spent $7.45 plus the cost of 3 pounds of cherries, the expression for the amount she spent is:
[tex]E=7.45+3p[/tex]
Taniy spent $3.35 plus the cost of 2 pounds of cherries, so the expression for the amount the spent is:
[tex]T=3.35+2p[/tex]
To find how much more Elena spent, let's subtract both expressions:
[tex]\begin{gathered} E-T\\ \\ =7.45+3p-(3.35+2p)\\ \\ =7.45+3p-3.35-2p\\ \\ =4.1+p \end{gathered}[/tex]
Therefore the answer is 4.1 + p.
