SOLUTION: tia wrote 20+7x to find how much she earned for on pet sitting job and 15x for another job. explain the difference between the expressions

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Question 332458: tia wrote 20+7x to find how much she earned for on pet sitting job and 15x for another job. explain the difference between the expressions
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
20+7x. Assume x is the number of hours she sat
If x is the number of hours she sat then she gets 20 + 7 times the hours she sat.
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When it is 15 x she gets 15 times the hours she sat.

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