Task #7: A Night Out

(1) A new miniature golf and arcade opened up in town. For convenient ordering, a play package is

available to purchase. It includes two rounds of golf and 20 arcade tokens, plus $3 off the

regular price. There is a group of six friends purchasing this package.

Let g represent the cost of a round of golf, and let e represent the cost of a token.

a) Write two different expressions that represent the total amount this group spent.

b) Explain how each expression describes the situation in a different way.

(2) Xander goes to the movies with his soccer team. Each team member buys a ticket and two

boxes of popcorn. There are 13 team members.

Let t represent the cost of a ticket and p represent the cost of a box of popcorn.

a) Write two different expressions that represent the total amount the team spent.

b) Explain how each expression describes the situation in a different way.

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