Question

Carlos and Lily want to know the combined amount of money they made last week. They both made $12 per hour, but Carlos also made a $35 bonus. Carlos says the combined amount is 12C + 35 + 120 where Cis the number of hours he worked, and L is the number of hours Lily worked. Lily says the combined amount is 12(C+ L) + 35. Who is right? Explain.

Answer 1

• Lily is right

Explanation:

Carlos made:

• 12C + 35

Lily made:

• 12L

Together they made:

• 12C + 35 + 12L = 12(C + L) + 35

Lily is right. We don't know what 120 means in Carlos's equation, he should put 12L for Lily.