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Calvin and Melvin are two of Santa's elves. The number of toys they build is given by  11c+8m 

where  c  is the number of candy canes Calvin eats for breakfast and  m  is the number of candy canes Melvin eats for breakfast.

How many toys do they build when Calvin eats  55 5  candy canes and Melvin eats  33 3  candy canes for breakfast?

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11c+8m\\11(555)+8(333)\\6105+2664\\8769

8769 toys.
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