Homer and bart plan to buy one computer for 499.00 strictly for gaming purposes. games cost 49.99 each. define each variable and write an algebraic expression to describe how much they will spend before sales tax based on purchasing the computer and the number of games

The algebraic expression is where x is the number of games they bought and y be the total cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

The cost price of computer is 499.00

Let x is the number of games they bought and y be the total cost (before sales tax).

The cost of each game is 49.99. If they bought x games, then the total cost will be:

Therefore, the algebraic expression is where x is the number of games they bought and y be the total cost.