Answer:
Simple, no. This would not be enough.
Step-by-step explanation:
This is because you mentioned that there are 20 students and each of them needed 2 plates. So, there would need to be at least 40 plates. Forks seem irrelevant in this question but if the teacher has 8 plates in 1 box and another 8 in the second box, that would sum up to 16 plates that are available. And the fact that the box doesn't even include the other items, should hint the lack of items available for the students.
This question seemed worded differently. But tried my best. :)
Let's separate this problem into several parts:
1. The product of x
AND
2. The sum of 6 and 8
TIMES
3. The square of x
So translating this word problem into numbers, we have:
x TIMES (6+8) TIMES x²
so that is:
x * 14 * x²
which is:
14x^(2+1) = 14x³
The answer to your question is 120
