Question

Marcus purchases 75 shares of stock. A year after purchasing the stocks, the value of the stock is $2 less per share. Write a multiplication expression to determine the change and Marcus his investment.

Answer 1

The required multiplication expression is
`75(x-2)`.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Marcus purchases 75 shares of stock. A year after purchasing the stocks, the value of the stock is $2 less per share.

Let the value of each shares Marcus purchase was $x.

Now, the value of the stock is $2 less per share. This can be written as:

`x-2`

Thus the cost of 75 shares will be:

`75(x-2)`

Thus, the required multiplication expression is
`75(x-2)`.

The change will be:

`75(x-2)`

`75x-150`

The change will be -$150.

Answer 2

The change in Marcus's investment is

... (75 shares)×(-$2/share) . . . . your multiplication expression

... = -$150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . evaluated