I will give a fan to whoever fives me the answer. Marco and Drew stacked boxes on a shelf. Marco lifted 9 boxes and Drew lifted 14 boxes. The boxes that Drew lifted each weighed 8 lb less than the boxes Marco lifted.

Which expression represents the total number of pounds Drew lifted?

Let m represent the weight of the boxes that Marco lifted.

Question

I will give a fan to whoever fives me the answer. Marco and Drew stacked boxes on a shelf. Marco lifted 9 boxes and Drew lifted 14 boxes. The boxes that Drew lifted each weighed 8 lb less than the boxes Marco lifted.
 
Which expression represents the total number of pounds Drew lifted?

Let m represent the weight of the boxes that Marco lifted.

faiqraees · Answer

So short cur answer or a detailed one?

ineedhelplz · Answer

If m = the weight of boxes that marco lifted, and each box that drew lifted was 8 lbs less than marcos boxes, then you would multiply the total number of boxes that drew lifted by the weight of marcos total boxes - 8

or 14(m-8)

anonymous · Answer

A.
m − 8
 
 B.
14(m − 8)
 
 C.
9(m + 8)
 
 D.
112m

ineedhelplz · Answer

It would be B!

anonymous · Answer

thank you

ineedhelplz · Answer

You're welcome!