Question

Each year the Student Council conducts a food drive. At the end of the drive, the members report on the items collected.

Answer 1

Answer:

A)  Canned and Packet

    Grain, Meat and Vegetables

B)  Let C = canned goods, let P = packet goods

     20C + 7P

     Let G = grain, let M = meat, let V = vegetables

     7G + 3M + 17V

C)  The number of grain and packet goods are the same in each expression, as this food group has been packaged in the same way.

The other variables in both expression are different.  The meat and vegetable food groups have been separated in the second expression, whereas they are part of the same group in the first expression.