(03.01 LC)Lara has violet and blue pansies in groups of 5. She has x groups of violet pansies and y groups of blue pansies. Which expression shows the total number of pansies that Lara has?
5x + y
5x + 5y
x + 5y
x/5 + y/5
1 answer
The correct expression is 5x + 5y. This is because Lara has x groups of violet pansies, and each group has 5 pansies. So, the total number of violet pansies is 5x. Similarly, she has y groups of blue pansies, and each group has 5 pansies. So, the total number of blue pansies is 5y. Therefore, the total number of pansies Lara has is 5x + 5y.