Suppose you earned 8t-3 dollars on Monday and 6t + 5
dollars on Tuesday. What were your total earnings? Simplify
your answer.
A) 2t+2
B) 2t-8
C) 14t+2
D) 14t-8
The total earnings would be (8t-3) + (6t+5) = 14t + 2. Therefore, the answer is C) 14t+2.
To find the total earnings, you need to add the earnings from Monday and Tuesday. So, the expression for the total earnings would be:
(8t - 3) + (6t + 5)
To simplify this expression, you can combine like terms. Adding the terms with a "t" together and combining the constant terms, we get:
8t + 6t - 3 + 5
This simplifies to:
14t + 2
So, the answer is C) 14t + 2