Question

Jarrod helped his teachers pack textbooks into boxes for the summer. He packed 8 boxes of science textbooks with 16 books per box. He also packed math textbooks with 12 books per box.
If x represents the total number of boxes he packed, which of the following equations can be used to find the total number of books that Jarrod packed into boxes?
A.
y = 128x + 12
B.
y = 12(x - 8) + 128
C.
y = 12x + 128
D.
y = 128(x - 8) + 12

Answer 1

y = 12(x - 7) + 98

Hope that helped :)

Answer 2

The correct answer is B. y = 12(x - 8) + 128