Question

Suppose 8x + 16 ice cream cones were sold on Saturday and 7x – 9 were sold on Sunday. What is the total number of ice cream cones sold?

Answer 1

15x +7

Explanation:

Like terms can be combined.

(8x +16) +(7x -9) = (8x +7x) +(16 -9) = 15x +7

The total number of ice cream cones sold was 15x+7.