Question

Erica earns money by tutoring and babysitting . She always tutors for 5 hours each week, but the amount she babysits changes each week.

Let x be the hours that Erica babysits. Write an expression to show the total numbers of hours Erica works each week.
a) 5x
b) 5 + x
c) 5 - x
d) 5x + 5

Answer 1

The expression to show the total numbers of hours Erica works each week is 5 + x.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression to show the total numbers of hours Erica works each week is 5 + x.

Since Erica always tutors for 5 hours each week, this is represented by the constant term 5 in the expression. The variable x represents the hours that Erica babysits, so the expression is 5 plus the number of babysitting hours.