Question

Vicki and Tamra are working on their math homework together. Vicki has worked p problems and Tamra has worked 5 times as many as Vicki. The expression shows how many problems they have worked altogether. p + 5p Which of the following expressions could be used to get the same results? A. 6p2 B. 6p C. p + 6 D. p + 5

Answer 1

Hi! The answer would be B. If you combine like terms with p + 5p, that is what you get.

p + 5p

= 6p

I hope this has helped!

-Mikayla

Answer 2

Answer: The correct option is (B) 6p.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that Vicki and Tamra are working on their math homework together. Vicki has worked p problems and Tamra has worked 5 times as many as Vicki.

The following expression shows how many problems they have worked altogether :

`E=p+5p~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)`

We are to select the expression that could be used to get the same result.

We have from expression (i) that

`E=p+5p=(1+5)p=6p.`

Thus, the required expression is 6p.

Option (B) is CORRECT.