Question

on tuesday, david picked a apples each hour for 5 hours, and elanor picked b apples each hour for 8 hours. which of the following represents the total number of apples picked by david and elanor on tuesday? a) 13ab b) 40ab c) 5a + 8b d) 8a + 5b

Answer 1

c) 5a + 8b

Explanation:

`a \: apples = 1 \: hours\\x \: apples = 5 \: hours\\x = 5a\\Total \:no \:of \:apples \:picked\\\:by \:david \:= 5a\\\\\\b \:apples = 1 \:hour\\x \:apples = 8 hours\\x = 8b\\Total \:no \:of \:apples \:picked\\ \:by \:elanor = 8b\\\\Total \:no \:of \:Apples =5a+8b`