Question

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

Answer 1

Total number of ice cream cones sold = 15x +7

Explanation:

Given the statement: Suppose 8x + 16 ice cream cones were sold on Saturday and 7x - 9 were sold on Sunday.

⇒ Ice cream cones were sold on Saturday = 8x+16

and

Ice cream cones were sold on Sunday = 7x -9

We have to find the total number of ice cream cones sold.

Total number of ice cream sold = Ice cream cones sold on Saturday + Ice cream sold on Sunday

Substitute the given values we get;

Total number of ice cream sold =
`8x + 16 + 7x -9 = 15x + 7`

Therefore, the total number of ice cream cones sold is, 15x +7