Question

Tammy sells necklaces for three dollars each she spent $14 on supplies the expression 3X -14 can be used to find the amount Tammy earns for selling X necklaces how much will Tammy earn if she sells 12 necklaces evaluate algebraically

Answer 1

Tammy will earn $22 after selling 12 necklace.

Explanation:

Given:

Cost of each necklace = $3

Cost on supplies = $14

Let Number of necklace be
`'x'.`

We need to find the amount of money Tammy will earn after selling 12 necklace.

Solution:

Now Given:

expression representing the amount Tammy earns for selling X necklaces=
`3x -14`

To find the amount of money Tammy will earn after selling 12 necklace we will substitute the value of 'x' = 12

On Substituting we get;

Amount of money Tammy will earn =
`3*12-14 = 36-14 = \$22`

Hence Tammy will earn $22 after selling 12 necklace.