Question

Karen takes classes at both Westside college and Pinewood college at Westside class fees are $98 per credit hour at Pinewood class fees are $115 per credit hour Karyn is taking a combined total of 18 credit hours at the two school supposed she is taking double credit hours at Westside write an expression for the combined total dollar amount she paid for her class fees

Answer 1

We are given that Karen's class fees are $98 per credit hour in Westside and $115 per credit hour at Pinewood. If "w" is the number of credit hours at Westside and "p" the number of credit hours in Pinewood, then the total combined cost to pay is:

`T=98w+115p`

We are also told that the total number of credit hours is 18, therfore, we have the following relationship: