Thomas works for a company that occupies a large campus. every workday, he orders a cup of coffee on campus, and the $1.50 cost is automatically deducted from his paycheck. if thomas visits the coffee shop 13 times, what will the net change in his paycheck be?

-$19.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Thomas works for a company that occupies a large campus. Every workday, he orders a cup of coffee on campus, and the $1.50 cost is automatically deducted from his paycheck.

To find: If Thomas visits the coffee shop 13 times, what will the net change in his paycheck.

Solution: To find the net change in the paycheck, we need to find the total deduction in the paycheck.

It is given that $1.50 cost is automatically deducted from his paycheck for ordering a cup of coffee

Also, it is given that he visits the coffee shop 13 times.

Therefore, to find the deduction in paycheck we need to multiply 13 and 1.50

So, the cost of 13 coffees is

Hence, his paycheck will show -$19.50.

x is greater than 5

step-by-step explanation:

2x+7 is greater than 17

    -7                           -7

2x is greater than 10

divide by 2 each side

x is greater than 5