Richard and Jordan went to see a movie. Richard spent m mm dollars at the movie theater, and Jordan spent $ 12 $12dollar sign, 12 at the movie theater. Together they spent a total of $ 26 $26dollar sign, 26. Write an equation to describe this situation.

Barrett is comparing the membership fees for two museums. the art museum charges a one-time fee of $8.25 plus $2.25 per month. the science museum charges a one-time fee of $10.75 plus $3.50 per month. how much does barrett save by joining the art museum instead of the science museum?