Question

A recycling center pays 10 cents for each glass bottle and 5 cents for each aluminum can that is returned to the center. If shaundra returns B bottles and C cans to the center, which of the following represents the amount, in cents,that the center pays her?

Answer 1

Amount paid to shaundra = 10B+5C

Answer 2

For this case, the first thing we must do is define variables.
We have then:
C: number of cans
B: number of bottles
We now write the expression that represents the total amount she receives:
0.10B + 0.05C
Answer:
The expression that represents the amount, in cents, that the center pays her is:
0.10B + 0.05C