Question

To adopt a dog from an animal shelter, you must pay $90 for vaccinations, $75 to spay or neuter the dog, and $40 for a wellness exam by a veterinarian.

a. Write an expression in simplest form that represents the amount (in dollars) it costs to adopt x
dogs.
An expression is () dollars.


Question 2
b. What does the coefficient of the expression in part (a) represent?

the total amount (in dollars) the veterinarian is paid when one dog is adopted

the total cost (in dollars) of adopting one dog

the total amount (in dollars) the animal shelter earns when x
x
dogs are adopted

the total cost (in dollars) of adopting x
x
dogs

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

a) 205x

b) the total cost (in dollars) of adopting one dog

Explanation:

a) The sum of costs for one dog is ...

$90 +75 +40 = $205

Then the total of costs for x dogs will be ...

205x . . . . the expression representing the cost to adopt x dogs

__

b) The coefficient of x is the total cost of adopting one dog.