Don carried a 2 oz bag containing some marbles weighing 9.4 oz each. Jamie carried a 1 oz bag containing the same number of marbles weighing 11.2 oz each. Let m represent the number of marbles each child carried.
Which simplified expression represents the total weight Don and Jamie carried?
A. 11.4m + 12.2m
B. 10.4m - 13.2m
C. 20.6m + 3m
D. 20.6m + 3
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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OpenStudy (confluxepic):
What do you think it is?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
im not sure :/
OpenStudy (confluxepic):
First add like terms.
OpenStudy (confluxepic):
9.4m+11.2m+3
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OpenStudy (confluxepic):
20.6m+3
OpenStudy (confluxepic):
The answer is D.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh was thinking c opppps ok thank you ^_^
OpenStudy (igreen):
We have: 2 + 9.4x for Don and 1 + 11.2x
2 + 9.4x + 1 + 11.2x
We can simplify the whole numbers.
3 + 9.4x + 11.2x
Add the variables:
20.6x + 3
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