Kiri has red and white roses in groups of 8. She has x groups of red roses and y groups of white roses. Which expression shows the total number of roses that Kiri has?

x over 8 + y over 8
8x + 8y
8x + y
x + 8y

Question

Kiri has red and white roses in groups of 8. She has x groups of red roses and y groups of white roses. Which expression shows the total number of roses that Kiri has?

 x over 8 + y over 8
 8x + 8y
 8x + y
 x + 8y

anonymous · Answer

i feel like it either a. or b.

anonymous · Answer

mostly a.

anonymous · Answer

it is B because you need to find the total so you multiply the number of red roses and white rose by 8 respectively and then add them together

anonymous · Answer

oh ok i was thinking of just one group, that why i thought it was a.

anonymous · Answer

thats ok, everybody makes mistakes sometimes :)