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Presley is organizing the school book sale. Each stall will have 40 books on the shelf and 2 boxes of books with b books inside. Presley also has 200 books in inventory to refill the shelves as books sell. This situation can be written as the following expression: 40s + (2b)s + 200 How many books should Presley have ready if she plans to open 8 stalls and have 12 books in each box? (2 points)

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40s+(2b)s+200=. Substitute s and b
40•8+(2•12)•8+200=.
Calculate consider order of operations
320+192+200=712 books
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