Question

mark is going to work for his father’s pool cleaning business during the summer. mark’s father will pay him $5 each pool he helps clean. write an algebraic expression to determine how much mark will earn if he cleans n pools. then evaluate the expression for 15, 25, 35, or 45 pools

Answer 1

Algebraic Expression: 5n

a. 5(15) = 75$

b. 5(25) = 125$

c. 5(35) = 175$

d. 5(45) = 225$

Explanation:

If n represents the amount of pools Mark has cleaned, and he earns $5 for each pool, then 5n will be the algebraic expression. As n represents the number of pools he has cleaned, we need to plug in the given numbers to get the answer, hence [5(15), 5(25), 5(35), 5(45)]. Multiply $5 by the given numbers to get the amount of money Mark would earn if he cleaned the amount of pools.