Mrs. Andretti is having new drapes made for her living room. The cost of the fabric is $15 per yard. The fee to make and hang the drapes is $250. She uses the expression 15x + 250 to calculate the total cost of the drapes. Mrs. Andretti states that x represents the total cost of the fabric. Is she correct?

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Kenya Wallace

12 May, 11:09

Mrs. Andretti is having new drapes made for her living room. The cost of the fabric is $15 per yard. The fee to make and hang the drapes is $250. She uses the expression 15x + 250 to calculate the total cost of the drapes. Mrs. Andretti states that x represents the total cost of the fabric. Is she correct?

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Malia Pruitt · Answer 1

Answer: No

Step-by-step explanation:

X does not represent the cost of fabric. X represents the number of yards of fabric used.

15x + 250

Could be read as ($15 * # of yards) + $250

So she has to pay $15 per yard of fabric plus an additional $250 base amount for having them made and hung in the first place.

She could use an additional variable to represent the cost of fabric.

Example: Y

Y = 15x

Cost of fabric is equal to $15 per yard * # of yards.