Question

distributive property and combine like terms skills check
if the median annual salary for an engineer in the united states is $55,000 and the median annual salary for a computer programmer is $52,000... which expression below represents how you would estimate the total cost for a company to hire both an engineer and computer programmer for 5 years.
○ 12(55,000) + 5(52,000)
○ 12(55,000 + 52,000)
○ 5(55,000 + 52,000)
○ 60(55,000 + 52,000)

Explanation:

Step1: Find annual total salary

The annual salary of an engineer is $55,000 and of a computer - programmer is $52,000. The total annual salary of both is $55,000 + $52,000.

Step2: Calculate 5 - year total cost

To find the total cost for 5 years, we multiply the annual total salary by 5. So the expression is 5(55,000 + 52,000).

Answer:

5(55,000 + 52,000)