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Question 3 (Multiple Choice, Worth 4 points)

Jessica and Monte sell bananas at a produce stand. Jessica earns [tex]\$4[/tex] for each crate of bananas she sells. At the end of the week, Monte has earned [tex]\$15[/tex] less than Jessica. The following expression shows Monte's earnings:

[tex]\[4y - 15\][/tex]

In the expression, what does the first term represent?

A. Monte's total earnings
B. The amount Jessica earns per crate
C. The number of crates Jessica sold
D. The amount by which Monte's earnings are less than Jessica's



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To analyze the expression [tex]\(4y - 15\)[/tex] provided, it's important to break it down and understand each component.

The given expression represents Monte's earnings for selling crates of bananas at a produce stand, where [tex]\(y\)[/tex] is the number of crates sold.

The first term in the expression is [tex]\(4y\)[/tex].

This term can be understood as follows:
- [tex]\(4\)[/tex] represents the amount in dollars that Jessica earns for each crate of bananas she sells.
- [tex]\(y\)[/tex] is the number of crates of bananas sold.

Therefore, the product [tex]\(4y\)[/tex] represents the total earnings in dollars that Jessica makes from selling her crates of bananas (i.e., [tex]\(4\)[/tex] dollars per crate times the number of crates [tex]\(y\)[/tex]).

In conclusion, the first term [tex]\(4y\)[/tex] in the expression [tex]\(4y - 15\)[/tex] represents the total amount of money, in dollars, that Jessica earns from selling crates of bananas in a week.

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