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Each week jake gets an allowance of $8 plus $3 for each chore he does at

home. His younger sister bella gets an allowance of $6 plus $2 per each chore
she does. Write an expression for how much their parents give them each week if
they do the same number of chores.

User Aristarhys
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Answer:

y = 5x + 14

Explanation:

y represents the total money their parents give them. X represents the number of chores. 5 is the sum of 3 + 2 since Jack gets $3 for each chode while Bella gets $2 for each chore. 14 is the set amount of money the receive each week since 8 + 6 is 14.

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