Danica is arranging flowers for a party. On each table, t, there will be a vase of 9 flowers and 3 bowls of flowers with f flowers inside. Danica needs an additional 12 flowers for a cake topper. This situation can be written as the following expression:

9t + (3f)t + 12

How many flowers should Danica purchase if she has 21 tables with 3 flowers in each bowl? (2 points)

Question

Danica is arranging flowers for a party. On each table, t, there will be a vase of 9 flowers and 3 bowls of flowers with f flowers inside. Danica needs an additional 12 flowers for a cake topper. This situation can be written as the following expression:

9t + (3f)t + 12

How many flowers should Danica purchase if she has 21 tables with 3 flowers in each bowl? (2 points)

Mercury · Answer

the problem states that t = the number of tables and f = the number of flowers in each bowl

therefore, for 21 tables and 3 flowers in each bowl, simply plug t = 21 and f = 3 into the equation 9t + (3f)t + 12 and evaluate