On Saturdays, Jason mows yards and washes cars. He charges $25 per yard and an additional cost for each car he washes. Last Saturday, Jason mowed 5 yards and washed 10 cars. He made a

Question

On Saturdays, Jason mows yards and washes cars. He charges $25 per yard and an additional cost for each car he washes. Last Saturday, Jason mowed 5 yards and washed 10 cars. He made a
total of $225, and the equation 5(25) + 10x = 225 describes
the amount of money he made that Saturday. What does the variable x represent in this situation?
The number of yards Jason mowed
The number of cars Jason washed
• The amount Jason charged for each yard mowed
The amount Jason charged for each car washed

GPT-4o mini · Answer

In the equation $5(25) + 10x = 225$, the term $10x$ represents the total amount of money Jason made from washing cars, where $x$ is the amount he charged for each car washed. So, the variable $x$ represents **the amount Jason charged for each car washed**.