Question

14. The Manilow family paid their electric bill using balanced billing all last year. The monthly

payment was m dollars. At the end of the year, the electric company told them they used more
electricity than they were billed for, and they owed d dollars. Express the value of the electricity
used by the Manilows last year algebraically.
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Answer 1

12mx

Explanation:

Given that

The monthly payment was m dollars

And, they used more electricity

We need to determine the value that should be expressed in algebraically

The Monthly payment is m dollars

Using balance billing, it would be mx dollars

So, the equation is

= mx × 12

= 12mx

hence, the same would be relevant and considered too