<h3><u>Question:</u></h3>
A company is purchasing new computers for its new office. The expression below represents the total cost of the computers, including an installation charge for all the computers. $115x + $100
The constant of the expression represents the ______ ,and the coefficient of x represents the ________
Option:
Cost per computer
installation charge
Number of computer
<h3><u>Answer:</u></h3>
The constant of the expression represents the installation charge
The coefficient of x represents the cost per computer
<h3><u>Solution:</u></h3>
Given that,
The expression below represents the total cost of the computers, including an installation charge for all the computers
⇒ $115x + $100
Therefore,
total cost = $115x + $ 100
The variable "x" represents the number of computers. Multiplying this by 115 means that the cost per computer must be $115.
Adding $100 to this would imply there is a secondary charge of $100; this must be the installation charge.
Therefore 100 refers to a one time cost for installation
Therefore,
The constant of the expression represents the installation charge
The coefficient of x represents the cost per computer
