Question

For a walk-a-thon a sponsor committed to give you a flat fee of 5$ Plus 2$ for every mile m you walk. Write an expression for the total amount you will collect from your sponsor at the end of the walk

Answer 1

5 + 2m

Explanation:

total amount = flat fee + amount per mile

Let m = number of miles

total amount = 5 + 2m

Answer 2

Explanation:

The flat fee of $5 is what you will make from that sponsor whether you walk 1 mile or 200 miles. If you make $2 per mile and then number of miles you walk is the independent variable, the expression for that is 2x. The expression that describes this situation is

2x + 5