Vicki and Tamra are working on their math homework together. Vicki has worked p problems, and Tamra has worked 4 times as many problems as Vicki. The expression shows how many problems they have worked altogether.
p + 4p
Which of the following is another expression that could be used to get the same result, and what does it represent?
P+5
5p to the second power
5p
4+p
1 answer
The expression \( p + 4p \) can be combined to give \( 5p \) (since \( p + 4p = 5p \)).
Among the options you've provided, the correct answer is:
5p
This expression represents the total number of problems Vicki and Tamra have worked together, where Vicki worked \( p \) problems and Tamra worked \( 4p \) problems.
