Question

The table shows the number of points scored by a football team in each quarter of the game. Write and simplify an expression to represent how many points the team scored during the entire game.

Expression:

Simplified (combined) expression:​

Answer 1

Total score → (9p + m - 1)

Explanation:

Points scored by the football team in quarter 1 = 3p

Score in quarter 2 = (5p + 2)

Points scored in quarter 3 = (p - 4)

Score of quarter 4 = (m + 1)

Total points scored in entire game = 3p + (5p + 2) + (p - 4) + (m + 1)

= (3p + 5p + p) + m + (2 - 4 + 1)

= 9p + m - 1

Expression representing the total score by the team in entire game will be,

(9p + m - 1)