Jarrod helped his teachers pack textbooks into boxes for the summer. He packed 8 boxes of science textbooks with 14 books per box. He also packed math textbooks with 10 books per box.

If x represents the total number of boxes he packed, which of the following equations can be used to find the total number of books that Jarrod packed into boxes?
y = 10(x - 8) + 112
y = 112x + 10
y = 10x + 112
y = 112(x - 8) + 10

Question

Jarrod helped his teachers pack textbooks into boxes for the summer. He packed 8 boxes of science textbooks with 14 books per box. He also packed math textbooks with 10 books per box.

If x represents the total number of boxes he packed, which of the following equations can be used to find the total number of books that Jarrod packed into boxes?
y = 10(x - 8) + 112
y = 112x + 10
y = 10x + 112
y = 112(x - 8) + 10

anonymous · Answer

@k_lynn

k_lynn · Answer

well 14 x 8=112 so that's where they get that number.  we dont know how many boxes of math books Jarrod filled.  but we do know that for each box of math books, there are 10 books, so it would be 10x+112.

anonymous · Answer

thats wrong @k_lynn

k_lynn · Answer

then im not sure what the answer is...that makes the most sense

k_lynn · Answer

if the answer i gave you was wrong, I'm going to guess it's 112x+10