Question

While catching tadpoles, you and your friend decide to have a competition. After m minutes, you have (5m + 7) tadpoles and your friend has (3m+ 18) tadpoles. Select any expressions that could represent the total number of tadpoles that you and your friend can catch.​

Answer 1

TOTAL NUMBER OF TADPOLES = (5m + 7) + (3m+ 18)

Explanation:

They ask you "elect any expressions that could represent the total number of tadpoles that you and your friend can catch.​"

then you need the SUM of both.

TOTAL NUMBER OF TADPOLES = (5m + 7) + (3m+ 18)