Question

Marco and Drew stacked boxes on a shell. Marco lifted 9 boxes and Drew lifted 14 boxes. The boxes that Drew lifted each weighed 8 lb

less than the boxes Marco lifted.
Let m represent the weight of the boxes that Marco lifted,
Which expression represents the total number of pounds Drew litted?
14 (m – 8)
m - 8
112m
9 (m + 8)

Answer 1

If m = the weight of boxes that marco lifted, and each box that drew lifted was 8 lbs less than marcos boxes, then you would multiply the total number of boxes that drew lifted by the weight of marcos total boxes - 8 or 14(m-8)

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