Question

Mrs. Jones has a local bakery. Last week this expression shows how many peanut butter cupcakes she baked. 5 (2x -4) + 3(3 + 4x) Part A: What is the simplified form of the expression above? Part B: If x = 6, how many cupcakes did Mrs. Jones bake last week?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. $22x-11$

B. $121$ cupcakes

Step-by-step explanation:

Part A:

The simplified form of the expression is

$5(2x-4)+3(3+4x)$

$(10x-20)+(9+12x)$

$(10x+12x)+(9-20)$

$22x-11$

Part B:

Put $x=6$ in the above simplified equation to get the number of cupcakes Mrs. Jones bake last week

$22x-11$

$22(6)-11$

$132-11$

$121$ cupcakes