Peter is the owner of a hotel. He has found that when he charges the nightly cost of $139, the average occupancy is 275. In addi
tion, Peter has found that with every $10 increase in the average nightly cost, the hotel occupancy decreases by an average of 22. Which of the following functions describes the hotel's profit in terms of x, the number of $10 increases over $139?
Combining like terms review. A common technique for simplifying algebraic expressions. When combining like terms, such as 2x and 3x, we add their coefficients. For example, 2x + 3x = (2+3)x = 5x.
