Question

Jose found $2.25 in his pocket. He found q quarters on his walk to the park. choose the expression that shows how much money he had altogether.

A.$2.25 - $0.25q
B.$2.25 + $0.25q
C.($2.25 + $0.25)-q
D.$2.25 - ($0.25 x q)

Answer 1

He found q quarters so q is variable here .

So it contains the slope

• 0.25q

Starting value is fixed i.e 2.25$

The expression is

• 2.25+$0.25q

Answer 2

B because Q is how much he found and a quarter is 0.25 so it’s q0.25 and you add that to 2.25 that’s how much he had in his pocket