A company distributes free boxes of paperclips to all the workers in x offices. Each office has 8 more departments than the number of offices. The number of workers in each department is 4 less than the number of departments in each office. Each worker is given 3 boxes of paperclips.

Which expression shows the total number of boxes of paperclips that was distributed to all workers?

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A company distributes free boxes of paperclips to all the workers in x offices. Each office has 8 more departments than the number of offices. The number of workers in each department is 4 less than the number of departments in each office. Each worker is given 3 boxes of paperclips.

Which expression shows the total number of boxes of paperclips that was distributed to all workers?

anonymous · Answer

please help :(

anonymous · Answer

IM NOT SURE WHAT SO EVER but i THINK  it MIGHT be 3((x+8)-4)

anonymous · Answer

i havent done this in so long

anonymous · Answer

thanks anyway though lol i haven't either -.-

anonymous · Answer

yeah :/ what is the form you are looking for, give me an example?

anonymous · Answer

the form the answer should be in, like how it should look

anonymous · Answer

the best i cant get is y=3(x-8)-4 im sorry

anonymous · Answer

well here is the answer choices  x

 x + 8

 x + 4

 3x(x + 8)(x + 4)

anonymous · Answer

i would chose the last one, definitely. next time give the choices too lol, it helps the person solving it and can give you a response faster

anonymous · Answer

lol oh yeah i forgot to do that oops

anonymous · Answer

haha its ok. let me know if you get it right?

anonymous · Answer

i will ^.^ thank you !

anonymous · Answer

dont thank me yet, only if you get it right or else i was of no use, but your welcome c:

anonymous · Answer

@babygirl11271963 is correct, the answer is: D.) 3x(x + 8)(x + 4)