Two friends shop for fresh fruit. jackson buys a watermelon for $7.65 and 5 pounds of cherries. tim buys a pineapple for $2.45 and 4 pounds of cherries. use the variable p to represent the price, in dollars, per pound of cherries. write and simplify an expression to represent how much more jackson spend

5.2-p

Step-by-step explanation:

Let p be the price, in dollars, per pound of cherries.

Given : .Jackson buys a watermelon for $7.65 and 5 pounds of cherries.

Cost of 5 pounds of cherries = 5p

Now,

Cost of fruits to Jackson = 7.65+5p   (in dollars)

Tim buys a pineapple for $2.45 and 4 pounds of cherries.

Cost of 4 pounds of cherries = 4p

Now,

Cost of fruits to Tim = 2.45+4p   (in dollars)

Amount spent by Jackson more than Tim = (Cost of fruits to Jackson)-(Cost of fruits to Tim)

=  7.65+5p -(2.45+4p)

=  7.65+5p -2.45 - 4p

= 5.2-p

Hence , the required expression in terms of p = "5.2-p"