Question

Write the following as algebraic expressions:

Total of a pounds of apples and b pounds of plums were packed into n boxes. How many pounds of fruit are there in each box?

Answer 1

Since you are putting two types of fruits inside boxes, you have to first add them.

(a+b)

then, since you are putting it into multiple boxes and you want to find out how much is in each one, it's

(a+b) divided by "n"