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

Question

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

anonymous · Answer

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causticsyndicalist · Answer

Okay, just hold up. I'm not that excellent at word questions so you might need to give me some time. xP

causticsyndicalist · Answer

Okay, so we have 2 + 9.4m for Don and 1 + 11.2m for Jamie.
which makes the equation: 2 + 9.4m + 1 + 11.2m
Let us simply the whole numbers: 3 + 9.4m + 11.2m
Then add the variables. 
20.6m + 3 would be the answer.