1. Each week, Abigail earns $75 for every shift she works at the pizzeria and $25 for every dog-walking job. She uses the expression 75x + 25y to keep track of her earnings. Part A: Identify the coefficients and variables in the expression. Part B: How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know? Part C: Which term in the expression shows the total earned from the pizzeria?
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1. Each week, Abigail earns $75 for every shift she works at the pizzeria and $25 for every dog-walking job. She uses the expression 75x + 25y to keep track of her earnings.
Part A: Identify the coefficients and variables in the expression.
Part B: How many terms are in the expression, what are they, and how do you know?
Part C: Which term in the expression shows the total earned from the pizzeria?
2. Maggie earns money from working at the pet store and answering phones. She earns $10 each hour she works at the pet store and $0.25 for each phone call she answers. Maggie answered 60 phone calls and earned $115 last week.
Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of hours she worked at the pet store.
Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality.
Part C: How many hours did Maggie work at the pet store last week?
Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of movie tickets she purchased.
Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality.
Part C: How many movie tickets did Erica purchase last month?
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