In an online catalog, the price per packet for vegetable seeds, v, is $0.79 plus a $3.99 shipping fee. The price per packet for flower seeds, f, is $1.89 plus a $5.49 shipping fee. Write an expression to represent the combined cost of the seeds, and then simplify your expression.

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Answer:

Total cost of the seeds v and f is [tex]\[/tex]12·16

Step-by-step explanation:

Price per packet for vegetable seeds v is [tex]\[/tex]0·79

shipping fee per packet for vegetable seeds v is [tex]\[/tex]3·99

Total cost of vegetable seeds v is [tex]=[/tex] [tex]([/tex]price per packet of v [tex]+[/tex] shipping fee[tex])[/tex]

Total cost of vegetable seeds v is[tex]=[/tex]  [tex]( \[/tex] 0·79 ⁺ [tex]\[/tex] 3·99[tex])[/tex]

                                                         [tex]=[/tex] [tex]( \[/tex] 4·78[tex])[/tex]

Price per packet for flower seeds f is [tex]\[/tex]1·89

shipping fee per packet for flower seeds f is [tex]\[/tex]5·49

Total cost of flower seeds f is [tex]=[/tex] [tex]([/tex]price per packet of f [tex]+[/tex] shipping fee[tex])[/tex]

Total cost of flower seeds f is[tex]=[/tex]  [tex]( \[/tex] 1·89 ⁺ [tex]\[/tex] 5·49[tex])[/tex]

                                                  [tex]=[/tex] [tex]( \[/tex] 7·38[tex])[/tex]

Total cost of the seeds v and f [tex]=[/tex] [tex]([/tex] v₊p [tex])[/tex]

                                                    [tex]=[/tex] [tex]([/tex] [tex]\[/tex]4·78 ⁺ [tex]\[/tex]7·38 [tex])[/tex]

                                                    [tex]=[/tex] [tex]\[/tex]12·16