Need help! It seems like an easy question, but I can't figure it out.
Marvel Man movie is being released to a limited number of movie theaters. The number of showtimes for the movie is twice the number of movie theaters. The number of seats available for each showtime is three times the number of showtimes. Let x represent the number of theaters showing the movie.
a.Determine the three factors that are to be multiplied to determine the total number of seats available for the movie.
b.When simplified what is the degree and classification of this expression?

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Need help! It seems like an easy question, but I can't figure it out. 
Marvel Man movie is being released to a limited number of movie theaters. The number of showtimes for the movie is twice the number of movie theaters.  The number of seats available for each showtime is three times the number of showtimes. Let x represent the number of theaters showing the movie. 
a.Determine the three factors that are to be multiplied to determine the total number of seats available for the movie.
b.When simplified what is the degree and classification of this expression?

anonymous · Answer

The factors would be x 2x and 6x?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Let's declare the following

x = # of theaters

y = # of showtimes

z = # of seats for each showtime (assume each theater has the same number of seats in the same sized room)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

" The number of seats available for each showtime is three times the number of showtimes."

we are told that "The number of showtimes for the movie is twice the number of movie theaters."

so we know 

(# of showtimes) = 2*(# of theaters)

y = 2x

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

also we know

" The number of seats available for each showtime is three times the number of showtimes."

so

(# of seats per showtime) = 3*(# of showtimes)

z = 3y

z = 3(2x)

z = 6x

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

So I agree with your answers of x, 2x and 6x

You multiply x,y,z (aka x,2x,6x) out to get the total number of seats overall

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

what did you get for part b?

anonymous · Answer

I got 12x^3??? So it would be a third degree trinomial?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

it's 3rd degree, but it's not a trinomial

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

a trinomial has 3 terms

ex: 3x^2 + 5x + 6

anonymous · Answer

sorry didnt mean trinomial. I meant monomial

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

yep, 3rd degree monomial or cubic monomial

anonymous · Answer

Thank you. There's one more part.
c. Interpret each pairing as a single unit in the context of the problem? 
I dont understand what its wanting

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

each pairing of factors?

anonymous · Answer

yeah sorry.

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

ok it might help to make a 3x3 table like this

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

then along the top and left side, we'll have x, 2x, 6x

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