Question

A beverage company operates two factories. Their outputs are represented by these expressions, where b is the number of bottles produce

Factory A: 2b3 – 3b2 + b - 120
Factory B: 4b2 – 3b – 260
Which polynomial represents the company's total output?
A. 6b3 – 3b2 - 3b - 140
B. 2b3 - 7b2 + 4b + 140
C 2b3 + b2 - 2b - 380
D. 6b3 – 6b2 + b + 380

Answer 1

Answer: C) 2b^3+b^2-2b-380

Explanation:

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Answer 2

C 2b3 + b2 - 2b - 380

Explanation:

Given:

Factory A: 2b^3 – 3b^2 + b - 120

Factory B: 4b^2 – 3b – 260

The company's total output = factory A + factory B

= (2b^3 – 3b^2 + b - 120) + (4b^2 – 3b – 260)

= 2b^3 – 3b^2 + b - 120 + 4b^2 – 3b – 260

Collect like terms

= 2b^3 – 3b^2 + 4b^2 – 3b + b - 120 - 260

= 2b^3 + b^2 - 2b - 380

C. 2b^3 + b^2 - 2b - 380

Option C is the correct answer