Mr. Lemons earns $1000 for every used car he sells and $3000 for every new car he sells. How much would he make if he sold "x" used cars and "y" new cars?

4000xy

1000x + 3000y

2000y + 4000x

3000xy

Question

Mr. Lemons earns $1000 for every used car he sells and $3000 for every new car he sells. How much would he make if he sold "x" used cars and "y" new cars? 

 4000xy 

 1000x + 3000y 

 2000y + 4000x 

 3000xy

tkhunny · Answer

"xy" ?  No.

You decide between the middle two.

anonymous · Answer

3000xy ?

tkhunny · Answer

"xy"?  No.

Please decide between the middle two.

reemii · Answer

selling 
-one new car: 3000
-two new cars: 6000
-three new cars: 9000
.. you see it's $y\times 3000$.
Same goes for the used cars: x used cars sold : $x\times1000$.
Therefore it's option 2 that's correct.