Question

Each month, Allison gets a $15 allowance and earns $100 working at the theater. She uses the expression 15x + 100y to keep track of her earnings. Part A: Identify the variables and coefficients in the expression. Part B: How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know? Part C: Which term in the expression shows the total earned from her allowance?

Answer 1

A:
the coefficients are 15 and 100
the variables are x and y
B:
there are two terms
they are 15x and 100y
you know because a term is a single number, single variable, or combined number and variable in an expression
C:
15x shows the total earned from her allowance because the coefficient 15 is in relation to her allowance