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Marco and Drew stacked boxes on a shelf. Marco lifted 9 boxes and Drew lifted 14 boxes. The boxes that Drew lifted each weighed 8 lb less than the boxes Marco lifted. If m represents the weight of the boxes that Marco lifted, which expression represents the total number of pounds Drew lifted?

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112m

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User Gman
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Marco and Drew stacked boxes on a shelf. Marco lifted 9 boxes and Drew lifted 14 boxes. The boxes that Drew lifted each weighed 8 lb less than the boxes Marco lifted.

m − 8

14(m − 8) **

9(m + 8)

112m

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