SOLUTION: At the movies you buy a soda for $2.75 and 2 small popcorns. What is a variable you could use to represent the cost of one small popcorn? Write an expression that represents you

Question 1007261: At the movies you buy a soda for $2.75 and 2 small popcorns. What is a variable you could use to represent the cost of one small popcorn? Write an expression that represents your total cost.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You choose any variable you want. cost is price*quantity;

You can pick a variable that helps you recognize "cost".

whatever you want.

Notice p and q for Price and Quantity.
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