Answer to Question #154543 in Algebra for eqeqwesds

Question

The school office uses r reams of white paper and 3 reams of blue paper

every day.

Use the Distributive Property to write an expression for how much paper the school office uses in five days

Answer 1

In 1 day r packs of white paper and 3 packs of blue paper are spent, then in 5 days the office will spend (3 + r)*5 packs of paper. Expand brackets 15 + 5*r.

Answer:15 + 5*r.