Question

6. The Zlotnick family pays $233 per month for electricity under balanced billing. At the end of the year, they had used more electricity than the balanced billing covered, and they owed the utility company x dollars. Express their total electricity expenses for the year algebraically

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = 2796 + x$

Explanation:

Given

$m = 233$ --- monthly expense

$Extra = x$

Required

The total expenses

First, we calculate the annual billing

$Annual = m * 12$

$Annual = 233 * 12$

$Annual = 2796$

The family's total expenses (y) is calculated by adding the annual billing and the extra expense

$y = Annual + Extra$

$y = 2796 + x$