Linda takes classes at both Westside Community College and Pinewood Community College. At Westside, class fees are $98 per credit hour, and at Pinewood, class fees are $115 per credit hour. Linda is taking a combined total of 18 credit hours at the two schools. Suppose that she is taking w credit hours at Westside. Write an expression for the combined total dollar amount she paid for her class fees.
Let p be the number of credit hours at Pinewood. We have two equations:
Let p be the number of credit hours at Pinewood. We have two equations:
- 98w for Westside
- 115p at Pinewood
- w + p = 18
- Total fees: 98w + 115p