An apple cost x cents and an orange costs y cents more than an apple .Express the cost of 8 apples and 12 oranges in term of X and Y.
8 x + 12 (x+y)
= 20 x + 12 y
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To express the cost of 8 apples and 12 oranges in terms of X and Y, we need to find the cost of each item individually first.
Given that an apple costs X cents, we can express the cost of 8 apples as:
8 * X = 8X cents
Now, we know that an orange costs Y cents more than an apple. So, the cost of an orange would be X + Y cents. Therefore, the cost of 12 oranges is:
12 * (X + Y) = 12X + 12Y cents
Hence, the cost of 8 apples and 12 oranges can be expressed as:
8X + 12X + 12Y = 20X + 12Y cents