Molly likes to quilt. Her new quilt will have 20 squares in one row, and the side lengths of each square will be 3 inches longer than the side lengths, s, of the squares on her previous quilt.
Complete the expression below that represents the length, in inches, of one row of Molly's quilt.
___(s + ___).
An equivalent expression to the one above is
___s + ___.

Question

Molly likes to quilt. Her new quilt will have 20 squares in one row, and the side lengths of each square will be 3 inches longer than the side lengths, s, of the squares on her previous quilt.
      Complete the expression below that represents the length, in inches, of one row of Molly's quilt.
___(s + ___).
An equivalent expression to the one above is 
___s +  ___.

shadowcain · Answer

20(s + 3)
20s + 3
or 
3(s + 20)
3s + 20