Lee spends 5 hours a day working for a lawn company and 2 hours cleaning pools. He wrote this equation to represent the total number of hours he works in a day.

d = 5 + 2

Lee works 4 days each week.

Which equation would represent the total time Lee works in a week?

A.

d = 4 · (5 + 2)

B.

d = 4 + (5 + 2)

C.

d = 4 + (5 · 2)

D.

d = (4 · 5) + 2

Question

Lee spends 5 hours a day working for a lawn company and 2 hours cleaning pools. He wrote this equation to represent the total number of hours he works in a day. 

d = 5 + 2   

Lee works 4 days each week. 

 

Which equation would represent the total time Lee works in a week?
  
 
  


  

  A. 
 
d = 4 · (5 + 2)
   
    


  

  B. 
 
d = 4 + (5 + 2)
   
    


  

  C. 
 
d = 4 + (5 · 2)
   
    


  

  D. 
 
d = (4 · 5) + 2

anonymous · Answer

A

anonymous · Answer

because 5+2 is how much he works in 1 day and then 4 days times the amount he works in 1 day