Question

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.
a. m − 8
b. 14(m − 8)
c. 9(m+8)
d. 112m

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. 14(m-8).

This is because it says that the weight of the boxes drew lifted were 8 pounds less than what marco lifted.  This can be represented by m-8.  You then need to multiply this by the amount of boxes that drew lifted, or 14.