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. (3 points)

Part B: How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know? (4 points)

Part C: Which term in the expression shows the total earned from selling baskets of pears? (3 points)

Answer 1

Part A:

Coefficients: 9 and 11

Variables: a and pPart B:

There are two terms in the expression: 9a and 11p. We can identify them as separate terms because they are separated by a plus sign (+).Part C:

The term that shows the total earned from selling baskets of pears is 11p. The coefficient of 11 represents the amount earned per basket of pears, and the variable p represents the number of baskets of pears sold