Which real-world situation can be represented by the expression 12n - 5?

A. Sandy jogs 12 miles every week at a pace of 5 miles per hour.

B. Last week, Marcia earned $12.00 per hour plus an additional $5.00 in tips.

C. Cameron had $5.00. Then, he went to the school store and bought some pencils that cost $0.12 each.

D. A group of 12 students visit a museum and get a group discount of $5.00 off their total admission cost.

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Beckett Johnson

13 April, 19:55

Which real-world situation can be represented by the expression 12n - 5?

A. Sandy jogs 12 miles every week at a pace of 5 miles per hour.

B. Last week, Marcia earned $12.00 per hour plus an additional $5.00 in tips.

C. Cameron had $5.00. Then, he went to the school store and bought some pencils that cost $0.12 each.

D. A group of 12 students visit a museum and get a group discount of $5.00 off their total admission cost.

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Aliana Sherman · Answer 1

D. I checked.

Caylee Novak · Answer 2

It would be D, because you have 12 students who have tickets worth n amount, and all of them get a discount of $5.00 off. You would there have 12 times the number of tickets (n) minus $5.00 off from your discount