Question

Tatiana is buying b number of books and m number of magazines at the book fair. The books cost $4 each and the magazines cost $2 each. Tatiana's total purchase can be shown with this expression: 4b + 2m. Which expression is equivalent to 4b + 2m?

Answer 1

Answer:

2(2b + m)

Step-by-step explanation:

We can simplify the expression given in the question using factoring:

4b + 2m

(2 x 2)b + (2 x 1)m

2(2b + m)

Answer 2

I would sag 2(2b+2m) because 2x2 = 4 and you add the b 4b. 4b+2m