Question

A ceramic artist can shape a pot in 3 minutes. It takes 10 minutes to fire one batch of pots in the kiln. If there are p pots in a batch, which expression represents the time it takes to shape and fire one batch of pots? How long will it take the potter to form and fire a batch of 10 pots?
The expression is 3p. It takes 30 minutes to shape and fire 10 pots.

The expression is 3p − 10. It takes 20 minutes to shape and fire 10 pots.

The expression is 3(p + 10). It takes 60 minutes to shape and fire 10 pots.

The expression is 3p + 10. It takes 40 minutes to shape and fire 10 pots.

Answer 1

3p + 10 (40 minutes)

Answer 2

3p+10. 3 minutes per pot to shape it. Time taken to shape all p pots is 3p. Then it takes 10 minutes to fire the batch.