Select a Variable to Represent One Quantity and State What

question 36

Multiple Choice

Select a variable to represent one quantity and state what that variable represents. Express the second quantity in terms of
the variable selected.
-Last year, Rebecca received a grant of g dollars for school. This year she received $5000 plus seven-eighths of last year's amount.

• A) + 5000g = new grant amount
• B) + 5000 = new grant amount
• C) + g = old grant amount, then g = new grant amount
• D) = old grant amount, then g = new grant amount

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