Question

A house costs $600 more than 12 times the lot on which it was built. If the lot cost x dollars, what did the house cost?

Which expression represents this?

$600 + 12x
$600x + 12
$720x

Answer 1

your answer is $600+12x

Answer 2

The expression that represents the situation is:

$ 600+12x

Explanation:

cost of lot is: $ x

This means that 12 times the lot on which it was built is: $ 12x

Also, it is given that:

A house costs $600 more than 12 times the lot on which it was built.

This means that the total cost of the house is:

600 plus the total cost of the lot on which it was built.

i.e. The expression that represents the total cost of the house is:

$ 600+12x