Question

The cost of a bottle of soft drink and mineral water is m dollars and n dollars respectively. The total cost of 14 soft drink and 8 water bottles is .

• A. (14m + 8n) dollars
• B. (8m + 14n) dollars
• C. 22 mn dollars

Answer 1

The correct option is A (14m + 8n) dollars

Cost of a bottle of soft drink
= m dollars

Hence, cost of 14 bottles of soft drink = 14m dollars

Cost of a bottle of mineral water
= n dollars

Hence, cost of 8 bottles of mineral water = 8n dollars

Hence, the total cost
= (14m + 8n) dollars