Ellen earns 12 dollars for walking the neighbor's dog. Last month, she walked the dog w times. Choose the expression that shows the number of dollars Ellen earned last month.Choices:(A) 12−w(B) w12(C) 12+w(D) 12w
Q. Ellen earns 12 dollars for walking the neighbor's dog. Last month, she walked the dog w times. Choose the expression that shows the number of dollars Ellen earned last month.Choices:(A) 12−w(B) w12(C) 12+w(D) 12w
Understand the problem: Step 1: Understand the problem.Ellen earns $12 each time she walks the dog. She walked the dog w times last month. We need to find out how much money she made in total.Calculation: Multiply the amount earned per walk by the number of walks.12 dollars per walk ×w walks = 12w dollars.
Calculate total earnings: Step 2: Match the calculation to the given choices.From the choices provided:(A) 12−w(B) w12(C) 12+w(D) 12wThe correct expression that matches our calculation from Step 1 is (D) 12w.
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