Question

this question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b. part a salary in a recent year, the median salary for an engineer in the united states was $55,000, and the median salary for a programmer was $52,000. a. write an expression to estimate the total cost for a business to employ an engineer and a programmer for 5 years.
a) ( 5(55,000 + 52,000) )

b) ( 55,000 + 5(52,000) )

c) ( 5(55,000) + 52,000 )

d) ( 5(3,000) )

Explanation:

Step1: Find annual total salary

The annual salary for an engineer is $55,000 and for a programmer is $52,000. So the total annual salary for both is $55,000 + $52,000.

Step2: Multiply by 5 years

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

Answer:

A) \( 5(55,000 + 52,000) \)