Will give out medals. Edith spends 8 hours a day working in her office and 1 hour in the office taking lunch. She wrote this equation to represent the total time she spends in the office in one day.

t = 8 + 1

Edith works 5 days a week.

Which equation would represent the total time Edith spends in the office in one week?

Question

Will give out medals. Edith spends 8 hours a day working in her office and 1 hour in the office taking lunch. She wrote this equation to represent the total time she spends in the office in one day.
 
t = 8 + 1
 
Edith works 5 days a week. 
 
Which equation would represent the total time Edith spends in the office in one week?

anonymous · Answer

A.
t = (5 • 8) + 1
 
 B.
t = 5 • (8 + 1)
 
 C.
t = 8 + (5 • 1)
 
 D.
t = 5 + (8 + 1)

mathmale · Answer

I'd suggest you differentiate between t (the total time spent per day) and T (the total time spent per week.

How many days per week do you expect that this Edith works?

if t=8+1,
then what is an appropriate expression for T?

anonymous · Answer

c

mathmale · Answer

Please explain your reasoning.  Then step back and ask yourself whether your reasoning in choosing an answer makes sense.

mathmale · Answer

How many days per week do you expect that this Edith works?  I asked you this earliler.