Which of the following situations is correctly represented by the expression: 4m – 17? A. Allen works for four weeks, and then he buys a present for his mom for $17. Using m to represent
the amount of money he earned each week, Allen writes the expression 4m - 17 to represent the
amount of money he has now.
B. Darrel buys 4 monkeys for the zoo that he owns. He also has to pay a $17 fee. Using m to represent
the amount of money each monkey costs, Darrel writes the expression 4m - 17 to represent the
amount of money he owes.
C. Melanie has $17 she uses to purchase 4 kid’s meals for her four children. Using m to represent the
amount of money each kid meal costs, Melanie writes the expression 4m - 17 to represent the
amount of money she has now.
D. Sarah was given a bag of marbles for her birthday for her 17th birthday and decided to split the
marbles between her and her three friends. Using m to represent the amount of marbles in the
bag, Sarah writes the expression 4m - 17 to represent the amount of money she has now.