Mr. Arnold is buying dry-erase markers for his classroom. He already has 7 markers. Mr. Arnold buys 5 packs with 7 markers each and 8 packs with 4 markers each. He then throws away 2 markers that do not work. Which number sentence best represents how many dry-erase markers Mr. Arnold now has in his classroom?
7 + 5(7) + 8(4) – 2 g
7 + 5(7) + 8(4) – 2 f
7 – 5(7) + 8(4) + 2 e
7 – 5(7) + 8(4) + 2 d
7 – 5(7) + 8(4) – 2 c
7 – 5(7) + 8(4) – 2 b
7 + 5(7) + 8(4) + 2 a