Liam bought 2 vintage movie posters, 2 rock posters, and 1 rap poster. He applied a $35 gift card to the total purchase and a half-off coupon to the rap poster. Write and evaluate a numerical expression to show how much Liam paid for the posters.

the vintage movie posters and the 2 rock posters could be priced the same, $8.
8 x 4 = 32.
the rap poster could be $6, but with the half-off coupon it comes to $3
32 + 3 = 35
assuming the gift card covers the total cost, this reasoning is correct.