Question

Elsa knows that for every bushel of apples she sells she earns $9 and for every basket of pears she earns $11. She uses the expression 9a + 11p to keep track of her earnings.

Part A: Identify the coefficients and variables 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 selling baskets of pears? (

Answer 1

The answers to the questions are as follows:

B. There are two terms, 9a and 11p.

C. 11p shows the total earned from selling pears, because she earns $11 per basket of pears, and when p increases by 1, the whole term increases by 11.

B. There are two terms, 9a and 11p.

C. 11p shows the total earned from selling pears, because she earns $11 per basket of pears, and when p increases by 1, the whole term increases by 11.