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Beth is hosting a movie marathon over the weekend. There will be pp people at the party altogether. Beth estimates she'll need one bag of cheese popcorn and one pack of gummy worms per person. A bag of cheese popcorn costs $2.50\$2.50, and a pack of gummy worms costs $1.50\$1.50.\newlinePick all the expressions that represent how much money Beth will spend on cheese popcorn and gummy worms.\newlineMulti-select Choices:\newline(A) 2.50(p+1)+1.50(p+1)2.50(p + 1) + 1.50(p + 1)\newline(B) 2.50p+1.50p2.50p + 1.50p\newline(C) 4.00p4.00p\newline(D) p(2.50+1.50)p(2.50 + 1.50)

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Q. Beth is hosting a movie marathon over the weekend. There will be pp people at the party altogether. Beth estimates she'll need one bag of cheese popcorn and one pack of gummy worms per person. A bag of cheese popcorn costs $2.50\$2.50, and a pack of gummy worms costs $1.50\$1.50.\newlinePick all the expressions that represent how much money Beth will spend on cheese popcorn and gummy worms.\newlineMulti-select Choices:\newline(A) 2.50(p+1)+1.50(p+1)2.50(p + 1) + 1.50(p + 1)\newline(B) 2.50p+1.50p2.50p + 1.50p\newline(C) 4.00p4.00p\newline(D) p(2.50+1.50)p(2.50 + 1.50)
  1. Calculate Cheese Popcorn Cost: Calculate the total cost for cheese popcorn for pp people. Each bag costs $2.50\$2.50, so for pp people, the cost is 2.50p2.50p.
  2. Calculate Gummy Worms Cost: Calculate the total cost for gummy worms for pp people. Each pack costs $1.50\$1.50, so for pp people, the cost is 1.50p1.50p.
  3. Find Total Cost: Add the costs of cheese popcorn and gummy worms to find the total cost for pp people. Total cost = 2.50p+1.50p=4.00p2.50p + 1.50p = 4.00p.

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