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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. Which expression represents the total number of pounds Drew lifted? Let m represent the weight of the boxes that Marco lifted. 

a. m − 8
b. 14(m − 8)
c. 9(m+8)
d. 112m

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the answer is 14(m-8)
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