1. An expression that will represent the amount of money that Ms. Thomas will spend is p + 45n - c.
2. The amount of money that Ms. Thomas will spend on the comedy tickets for herself and her 2 friends is $155.
A mathematical expression is a statement that involves two or more variables that require some mathematical operations.
Most commonly, a mathematical expression contains numbers, variables, and operators, which show a value after the mathematical operations.
Parking fee = $35
Ticket fee per person = $45
The number of people on the show = 3 (Ms. Thomas and her two friends)
Coupon = $15
Amount of money spent = p + 45n - c
where p = parking fee, n = number of visitors, and c = coupon received.
= 35 + 45 x 3 - 15
= $155
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