Question

Jonah is a baker. Each morning, he makes 60 cupcakes. He gives away 5 and sells the rest. Each morning, he also makes 48 brownies. He gives away 4 and sells the rest. Write an expression that can be use to find how many cupcakes and brownies Jonah sells in 7 days.

Answer 1

you could use 7(60-5)+7(48-4)

Answer 2

`7((60-5)+(48-4))`

Explanation:

Cupcakes:

Jonah bakes 60 everyday. So he has 60.

Gives away 5. Now he has
`60-5=55`

Brownies:

Jonah bakes 48 everyday. So he has 48.

Gives away 4. Now he has
`48-4=44`

Each day Jonah sells
`55+44=99` cupcakes and brownies. So, in 7 days, he will sell
`7(99)` brownies and cupcakes.

The expression to evaluate would be
`7((60-5)+(48-4))`