Question

I'm having some trouble figuring this question out

A company distributes free candies to all the students of x schools. Each school has (x + 1) classes. The number of students in each class is 3 more than the number of classes in each school. Each student is given 4 candies.

Part A: Write an expression to show the total number of candies distributed by the company in x schools.

Answer 1

Part B: What would x(x + 1) represent? When simplified, what would be the degree and classification of this expression?

How can you calculate the total number of students in each school?

@AkashdeepDeb @ganeshie

Answer 2

@SolomonZelman

Answer 3

You are learning about a sigma notation right now?

Answer 4

Yes sir

Answer 5

Okay, so you know that a1 is x+1, and that d=3
and in terms of candy,
a1 = 4(x+1) where a2=4(x+4), a3=(x+7), a4=(x+10) and on....

With X terms.

Answer 6

I mean a3=4(x+7) and a4=4(x+10)

Answer 7

and the x is unknown

Answer 8

\[\sum_{n=1}^{x}~4(~3n+x)\]

Answer 9

So in terms of candy\[\sum_{n=1}^{x}~4(~3n+x)\]

and in terms of student\[\sum_{n=1}^{x}~~3n+x\]

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

would I distribute any thing

Answer 12

why distribute ?

Answer 13

because it says Write an expression to show the total number of candies distributed by the company in x schools.

Answer 14

Well, I think I did it when I wrote the Σ in terms of candy.

Answer 15

o ok I see I see thank you I feel like an idiot

Answer 16

And would YOU distribute anything, is a different question. If you were them you would probably not :P