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Advanced MathEasyTotal cost of two kinds of item

Advanced Math practice question

Shirts cost s dollars each and hats cost h dollars each. Which expression gives the total cost of 3 shirts and 2 hats?

  1. A. 3s + 2hCorrect
  2. B. 5sh
  3. C. 3h + 2s
  4. D. s + h + 5

Answer: A. 3s + 2h

3 shirts cost 3s and 2 hats cost 2h; add them.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 5sh
Multiplying the prices makes no sense here.
C. 3h + 2s
The counts are attached to the wrong prices.
D. s + h + 5
The counts must multiply the prices, not be added on.

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