Question

Your total monthly bill (T) from the Electric and Gas Company depends on how much electricity and how much gas you use each month. For every kilowatt hour of electricity (k) you use, you are charged $0.25 and for each therm (t) of gas used you are charged $0.97

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. T = 0.25k + 0.97t

Explanation:

For an equation to be correct it needs to include all important values and use the appropriate mathematical symbols to show how the values relate. In the case presented, it is known the total bill (T) is the result of both the electricity (k) and gas (t) consumed. According to this, the two values need to be added to find the total (T). This means T = k + t.

Besides this, it is specified a kilowatt or unit of electricity costs $0.25, this means the correct expression for finding the total paid for electricity is 0.25k as the number of kilowatts consumed need to be multiplied by the cost of a kilowatt. Similarly, the cost of the gas requires multiplying the number of therms by the cost of one therm, which is $097. According to this, the correct equation is T = 0.25k + 0.97t