A few friends were going to a picnic in a taxi. The driver charged them ₹40 per person, and ₹20 for all the luggages together. If the number of friends were 'p', form an algebraic expression to find the total money they had to pay?

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Solution

Number of friends going for the picnic = p
Amount of money charged by the driver per person = ₹40
The amount of money paid for the people = 40 $\times$ p
= 40p
Amount of money paid for the luggage = ₹20
Total amount of money paid by the friends = 40p + 20.

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A few friends were going to a picnic in a taxi. The driver charged them ₹40 per person, and ₹20 for all the luggages together. If the number of friends were 'p', form an algebraic expression to find the total money they had to pay?

Number of friends going for the picnic = p Amount of money charged by the driver per person = ₹40 The amount of money paid for the people = 40 × p = 40p Amount of money paid for the luggage = ₹20 Total amount of money paid by the friends = 40p + 20.

Number of friends going for the picnic = p
Amount of money charged by the driver per person = ₹40
The amount of money paid for the people = 40 $\times$ p
= 40p
Amount of money paid for the luggage = ₹20
Total amount of money paid by the friends = 40p + 20.