Question

Each month, Allison gets a $15 allowance and earns $100 working at the theater. She uses the expression 15x + 100y to keep track of her earnings. Part A: Identify the variables and coefficients 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 her allowance?

Answer 1

part A-

15x+100y

variables- x & y

coefficients- 15 & 100

part B-

there are 2 terms

'15x' & '100y' are each a term

part C-

15x shows her allowance (15 = amount, x = each month)

Answer 2

Part A: variables: x, y coefficients: 15, 100
Part B: 2 terms: 15x, 100y because they are separated by a + sign
Part C: 15x shows the total earned from her allowance