In a year when the maximum income for Social Security was $118,500, Bart worked at two jobs. In one job he earned $99,112. In his second job, he earned $56,222. Both of his employers took out Social Security tax. As a result, Bart had paid excess Social Security tax, and the government must return some of it to him. How much does the government owe him for excess Social Security paid?

3

step-by-step explanation:

in standard form:

a= dictionaries

b= maps

you have to buy 3 dictionaries, so put a 3 next to the a (dictionaries) so that you can multiply them by each other.

a3+b= 60 (the amount of money you have)

we already know the cost of a=15 so replace a with $15

($15 x 3)+b=60

multiply 15 and 3 to get $45 and replace it with $45

45+b=60

and then replace b with 15 to get the total:

45+15=60

that means you have $15 left after buying 3 dictionaries.

15 divided by the cost of a map ($5) equals 3.

so you can buy 3 maps.

sorry if it was confusing!

10 - 75

step-by-step explanation:

there's nothing attached so it's most likely anything in that range.