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?
• 15x + 25

15x + 7
x + 7
x + 25

Answer 1

The total number of ice cream cones sold can be found by adding the number of cones sold on Saturday and Sunday:

8x + 16 + 7x - 9

Combining like terms:

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

15x + 7

So, the total number of ice cream cones sold is 15x + 7.