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Question 14
Jabar earns $5 for the first 10 pounds of newspaper he recycles, then $0.25 for each additional pound. Which expression represents the amount he earns for recycling p pounds of newspaper if p > 10?
a. 5+0.25 (p-10)
b. (5 +0.25) P
c. 5 +0.25p
d.5 (10) +0.25p
Answer:
5 (10) +0.25p
Explanation:
Let the number of additional pounds = x
Hence:
Jabar earns $5 for the first 10 pounds of newspaper he recycles, then $0.25 for each additional pound.
The statement above is represented as:
$5 × 10 + $0.25 ×p
= 5(10) + 0.25(p)
Therefore, the expression that represents the amount he earns for recycling p pounds of newspaper if p > 10 is written as
5(10) + 0.25(p)
Option d is the correct option