Question

a case of scout cookies has 10 cartons. a carton has 12 boxes. the amount you earn on a whole case is 10(12x) dollars. what does x represent?

Answer 1

Answer:

x represents the amount that I earn per box of scout cookies.

Step-by-step explanation:

A case of scout cookies has 10 cartons and a carton has 12 boxes.

So, there are 10(12) boxes of scout cookies in a case of that.

Now, given that the amount I earn on a whole case is 10(12x) dollars.

Therefore, x represents the amount that I earn per box of scout cookies so that the total amount that I earn on a whole case of scout cookies. (Answer)