Question

Suppose that each semester at a particular community college Manuel has to pay $1478 in tuition and $121 in fees.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be time, in semesters, remaining before Manuel graduates.  We find that Manuel's expenses are:

$1478/semester in tuition, and

$121/semester in fees

1.  x semesters remaining:  fees

  Remaining cost for fees, y, is the product of the fee times the number of semesters, x:

y =($121/semester)*x

y = ($121)*x

2.  x semesters remaining:  tuition

  Remaining cost, y, is the product of the tuition (times the number of semesters, x.  

y = ($1478/semester)*x + ($121/semester)*x

y = ($1599)*x

3.  x semesters remaining:  tuition and fees

  Remaining cost, y, is the sum of the products of the tuition (times the number of semesters, and the fees (tix.  

y = ($1478/semester)*x + ($121/semester)*x

y = ($1599)*x