Question

1. Why does the expression 6x + 2 represent the number of people

who can sit at x tables placed end-to-end? Explain.
O A. There are 3 people per long side, so there are 9 people per
table. For x tables, there are 9x people in total. The end
tables can seat 1 person at each end, which adds 2 more
people.
OB. There are 3 people per long side, so there are 6 people per
table. For x tables, there are 6x people in total. The end
tables can seat 1 person at each end, which adds 2 more
people.
OC. There are 6 people per long side, so there are 12 people
per table. For x tables, there are 12x people in total. The
end tables can seat 1 person at each end, which adds 2
more people.
O D. There are 3 people per long side, so there are 6 people per
table. For x tables, there are 6x people in total. The end
tables can seat 2 people at each end, which adds 4 more
people.

Answer 1

Answer: B. there are 3 people per long side. so 6 people per table. for x tables there are 6x people in total. the end tables can seat 1 person at each end which adds 2 more people.

Answer 2

The expression 6x + 2 represents the number of people who can sit at x tables placed end-to-end because there are 3 people per long side, so there are 6 people per table. For x tables, there are 6x people in total. The end tables can seat 1 person at each end, which adds 2 more people. Therefore, there are 6x + 2 people who can sit at x tables placed end-to-end.