According to research Paul Monroe conducted on the Internet, the base price of a new car is $18,844.00, the options total $2,115.50, and the destination charge is $635.00. He knows that the dealer paid about 97 percent of the base price and 96 percent of the total options. What should Monroe estimate as the dealer’s cost for the car? a.

$20,123.54

c.

$21,785.00

b.

$20,944.56

step-by-step explanation:

always plug in x. in this case, x equals 4.

i'm going to first solve 4(2+3x)

1) 4(2+3(4)) use pemdas to solve.

i'm going to multiply whats in the parenthesis first, so 3 times 4=12.

2)4 (2+12) i'm then going to multiply 4 by both numbers in the parenthesis (because multiplying comes before adding)

4 times 2= 8.   4 times 12= 48

4) (8+48)= 56 (answer)

i'm then going to solve 8+12x and plug in 4 for x.

1) 8 +12(4)

multiplying comes before adding, so i'm gonna multiply 12 and 4.

12 times 4= 48.

2) 8+48=56

both equal the same!

nope.   happens to me as well.

-aparri