This question is seemingly simple but is confusing me

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anonymous · Answer

Here is my question: 
Dana picks strawberries to sell and placing them in baskets on a table. The number of strawberries in the basket is 4 more than the number of baskets on a table. If b represents the number of baskets on each table, which expression can be used to represent the number of strawberries on 5 tables? 


The sentence "The number of strawberries in the basket is 4 more than the number of baskets on a table." 

For some reason just throws me off, or maybe it's the last sentence idk. But I've tried rewording the problem in my own words to make it make more sense but still I'm a little fuzzy. 

However, I've come to think my answer should be baskets*4 but none of my answers have that. So I'm choosing option B as my best but I'm not sure. 

Here are my options: 
5b^4 
5(b+4) 
5b(b+4) 
5 b+4 

please please please EXPLAIN the answer.

anonymous · Answer

i just posted this on yahoo answers and one person said the answer is option C but they did not explain whyyyyyy

anonymous · Answer

i dont wanna just post my questions online and get answers thats cheating. i wanna learn and understand why

anonymous · Answer

b = number of baskets on each table  
there are 5 tables so it would be 5b

now number of strawberries would be 4 more than the number of baskets on A table meaning per table  which is (b)  
number of strawberries then is (b+4)  

So there are 5 tables and 5b is 5 tables times the number of baskets per table
then we multiply this by the number of strawberries per table which is (the number of baskets plus 4 MORE (b+4)

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

do you understand now?

anonymous · Answer

yeah so it would be 5*b(b+4) because we need to multiply the baskets by the table and we need to add the baskets with the strawberries but need to also need to multiply 5b and b+4 together? no?

amistre64 · Answer

id suggest forgetting that someone said the answer is C ....

anonymous · Answer

I wuold pick C yes.

anonymous · Answer

what why @amistre64

amistre64 · Answer

if you are trying to conform the results to a preconcieved answer ... you will almost always go down the wrong path

anonymous · Answer

but it is c

amistre64 · Answer

Dana picks strawberries to sell and placing them in baskets on a table. 

The number of strawberries in the basket is 
        4 more than the number of baskets on a table.

s = b+4;  this is the number of strawberries per table


If b represents the number of baskets on each table
    which expression can be used to represent 
         the number of strawberries on 5 tables? 

there are 5 tables:

5(b+4) would be the total number of strawberries.

anonymous · Answer

miszery said c though

anonymous · Answer

even though I did tihnk it was that answer first

amistre64 · Answer

so, what if miszery had said A?

amistre64 · Answer

i might have read it a bit wrong as well ...

anonymous · Answer

oh my god

amistre64 · Answer

each basket contains (b+4) strawberries

the are b baskets per table:  b(b+4) strawberries ber table

5 tables

5b(b+4) ;  now i agree :)

anonymous · Answer

lol :D  word problems is my weakness too, it you havent said C I would have taken longer to think about it hehe

anonymous · Answer

yep it makes the most sense the more I think about it. thanks guys

anonymous · Answer

yw :) ty too

amistre64 · Answer

good luck ;)

anonymous · Answer

the answer 5b(b+4) was correct yayyy