Question

Mr. Harrington is setting up 4 obstacle courses at the Brookfield Middle School field day. Each obstacle course has 2 jump rope stations and 2 pogo stick stations. Mr. Harrington needs x jump ropes at each jump rope station and y pogo sticks at each pogo stick station.

Pick all the expressions that represent how many jump ropes and pogo sticks Mr. Harrington needs in all.

Answer 1

Mr. Harrington will need in total:

1. For jump ropes: 4 obstacle courses * 2 jump rope stations per course * x jump ropes per station = 8x jump ropes.

2. For pogo sticks: 4 obstacle courses * 2 pogo stick stations per course * y pogo sticks per station = 8y pogo sticks.

So, the expressions that represent how many jump ropes and pogo sticks Mr. Harrington needs in total are 8x and 8y.