Amelia makes $8 per hour at her job and then earns an additional $15 for every tablet she sells. She uses the expression 8h + 15t to keep track of her earnings.

Do the following:

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 for tablets sold?

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Ciara Dyer

Mathematics

24 November, 14:38

Amelia makes $8 per hour at her job and then earns an additional $15 for every tablet she sells. She uses the expression 8h + 15t to keep track of her earnings.

Do the following:

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 for tablets sold?

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Lizeth Goodwin · Answer 1

Part A : The coefficients in the expression are "8" and "15. The variables in the expression are "h" and "t".

Part B: There are actually two terms in the expression and they are "8h" and "15t". Terms are separated by a plus sign or a minus sign.

Part C: "15t" is the term in the expression that shows the total earned for tablets sold.