Thomas works for a company that occupies a large campus. Every workday, he orders a cup of coffee on campus, and the $1.50 cost is automatically deducted from his paycheck. If Thomas visits the coffee shop 13 times, what will the net change in his paycheck be?
-$19.50
-$15
-$13.50
$13.50

Question

Thomas works for a company that occupies a large campus. Every workday, he orders a cup of coffee on campus, and the $1.50 cost is automatically deducted from his paycheck. If Thomas visits the coffee shop 13 times, what will the net change in his paycheck be?
-$19.50
-$15
-$13.50
$13.50

anonymous · Answer

19.50

jingle535 · Answer

You should help him not give him the stair answer

anonymous · Answer

i can do both

jingle535 · Answer

How be got the answer, which is correct, is by multiplying the cost by the number of visits. The negative before the answer is because the there was money lost.

ghostgate · Answer

The simple solution:
13 x $1.50 = ? - Considering every time he goes to the coffee shop it's a workday. So there are no other variables at play to offset the answer.
@themazinmathmaster You're not supposed to give the exact answer out, we are here to tutor people to the answer, in other words guide and give hints to the answer so they can learn from the process.

anonymous · Answer

I multiplied the cost of the coffee by how many times he went to the coffee shop to get his net change i also give credits to Jingle535 because he is absolutely right i should nt just give out answers