Essay question: show all work. Suzie’s flower shop estimates that supplies costs for one month will be given by the polynomial 5x2 + x – 4. She estimates that utilities costs for one month is given by 8x – 7. Find and simplify an expression that would estimate Suzie’s total costs for one month.

Answer 1

C = (5X^2 + X -4) + (8X - 7),
Combine like-trms:
C = 5X^2 + 9X - 11.