Question

Suppose 8x + 16 ice cream cones were sold on Saturday and 7x + 9 were sold on Sunday. What is the total number of ice cream cones sold?

Answer 1

option:B

Explanation:

on saturday the number of ice-cream cones sold are 8x+16

on sunday the number of ice cream cones sold are 7x-9

so the total number of ice cream cones sold are=number of ice cream cones sold on saturday+number of ice cream cones sold on sunday

=8x +16+7x-9

=15x+ 7

Answer 2

15x + 25

Explanation:

7x + 8x = 15x.

16 + 9 = 25

15x + 25 = 15x + 25