Concept explainers
To define: a variable to represent a real-life quantity. Also describes the expression represents.
Answer to Problem 39HP
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given verbal expression is “representation a real-life quantity, such as time in minutes or distance in involve people is known”.
Calculation:
There are many ways to answer this problem since there are many different activities we can use. The sample answer below can be used as a model on how algebraic expressions can be written to represent our daily activities.
For example, suppose the activity is tutoring.
First, we define the variable to represent the numbers of hours spent in tutoring.
Let h represent the numbers of hours spent in tutoring.
And the charge for tutoring is
Therefore, total earn by tutoring is
Hence, total earning is
Chapter 1 Solutions
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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