Write an expression for the following real-world situation.
Katie is moving to a new house. Small boxes hold 15 pounds each and medium boxes hold 25 pounds each. Write an expression for the total weight in the moving van if Katie uses "s" small boxes and "m" medium boxes.

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Write an expression for the following real-world situation.
Katie is moving to a new house. Small boxes hold 15 pounds each and medium boxes hold 25 pounds each. Write an expression for the total weight in the moving van if Katie uses "s" small boxes and "m" medium boxes.

anonymous · Answer

1 Small box holds 15 pounds
Therefore s small boxes will hold 15*s pounds 

Similarly 
For large boxes  

Then just sum up .. 
Now can u do it ??

anonymous · Answer

nope this is hard. algebra is not my thing. :(

anonymous · Answer

See it like this ...
If u have one 1$ Then its total value will be 1$ only 
But if u have ten 1$ then total value of that will be ??

Can u give the answer

anonymous · Answer

10 dollars

jhannybean · Answer

Match up the "s" and "m" with the weight each type of box holds. 

"s"mall boxes hold 15, "m"edium boxes hold 25.

anonymous · Answer

Yes thats exactly u have to do here Now if u have 
5 10$  then & 10 1$ then total value of money u have ???

anonymous · Answer

Try this one

dan815 · Answer

have u ever put icecubes in your milk

anonymous · Answer

no I /havent But This Is Math

dan815 · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

50+10=60

anonymous · Answer

U had done correctly above 
Now in your query 

1 Small box holds 15 pounds
Therefore "s" small boxes will hold 15*s pounds 

1 Large box holds 25 pounds
Therefore "m" large boxes will hold 25*m pounds 

Total weight = 15*s+25*m

anonymous · Answer

See how easy u r getting the things ... All the best .
Practice more & u"ll be a champ :)

anonymous · Answer

so 15s + 25m= total weight

anonymous · Answer

I by mistake has written large box in place of medium box .

Yes . U got that 
See

anonymous · Answer

How About This.
 Write a real-world situation of your own and a VARIABLE expression to go with it.

dan815 · Answer

just make it up

dan815 · Answer

write something with numbers and replace those numbers with x and ys

anonymous · Answer

yeah it's kind of hard.

anonymous · Answer

@dan815 : will help u with that  :)

dan815 · Answer

I asked only1 x questions, but she gave me n answers i dont understand what she was thinking maybe her z number of friends are teaching her n number of wrong things

dan815 · Answer

:P

dan815 · Answer

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