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Pearl spent getting outfitted for a deer hunting trip, and she paid a guide an hour on the trip. The first deer Pearl saw after three days (21 hours of hunting), however, was when she arrived back home and found a big buck eating her begonias.
Define units for the time Pearl was on the deer hunting trip and the amount she spent. Enter a variable for the time Pearl was on the deer hunting trip and use this variable to write an expression for the amount she spent.
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\hline Quantity Name & Time on Trip & Amountspent: \\
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STEP 1
1. Pearl spent a fixed amount of \$414.40 on outfitting.
2. Pearl paid a guide \$16.50 per hour.
3. Pearl hunted for 21 hours over three days.
STEP 2
1. Define the variable for the time spent on the trip.
2. Write an expression for the total amount spent using the defined variable.
STEP 3
Define a variable for the time Pearl was on the deer hunting trip. Let represent the number of hours Pearl spent on the trip.
STEP 4
Write an expression for the total amount Pearl spent. The total amount spent is the sum of the outfitting cost and the cost of hiring the guide for hours.
The outfitting cost is \$414.40.
The cost of hiring the guide is .
Therefore, the total amount spent is:
The expression for the amount Pearl spent is:
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