Each week, Alfonso earns $85 for every shift he works at the theater and $15 for every dog-walking job. He uses the expression 85x + 15y to keep track of his earnings.

Part A: Identify the coefficients and variables in the expression.

Part B: How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know?

Part C: Which term in the expression shows the total earned from the dog-walking jobs?

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Burke

16 May, 08:37

Each week, Alfonso earns $85 for every shift he works at the theater and $15 for every dog-walking job. He uses the expression 85x + 15y to keep track of his earnings.

Part A: Identify the coefficients and variables in the expression.

Part B: How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know?

Part C: Which term in the expression shows the total earned from the dog-walking jobs?

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Ricardo Robles · Answer 1

Part A: x = number of shifts he works at the theater y = number of dog-walking jobs.

Part B: The only terms are 85x and 15y.

Part C: 15y

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A: The variables are the xy reasoning to this is due to them being the replacements of the numbers which aren't known.

Part B: The terms are pieces of the expression which are together.

Part C: It is the one used above for the dogs " $15 for every dog-walking job."