Jake works at a coffee shop and earns a base salary of $120.50 per week. In addition to his base salary, he earns $0.10 for every cup of specialty coffee he sells. If y represents his total earnings for a week and x represents the number of cups of specialty coffee he sells, which equation best represents this situation?
Answer
A
y is equal to 0 point 1 0 plus x
B
y is equal to 0 point 1 0 x plus 120 point 5 0
C
y is equal to 126 point 2 5 x
D
y is equal to 120 point 5 0 x plus 0 point 1 0
Explanation
Jake earns $120.50 each week regardless of how many specialty coffees he sells. He also earns $0.10 per cup, so selling x cups adds 0.10x dollars. The total is y = 0.10x + 120.50, which is choice B.
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