Question

Each week, Alfonso earns $85 for every shift he works at the theater and $15 for every dog-walking job. He uses the expression 85x + 15y to keep track of his earnings.

Identify the coefficients and variables in the expression.

Answer 1

the coefficients are 15 and 85.
the variables are x and y.

85 represents 85 dollars for each x, which is the number of shifts.
15 represents 15 dollars for each y, which is the number of dog walking jobs.