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A box of fruit contains apples, oranges, and bananas. The apples weigh a total of 6 pounds and the oranges weigh a total of 8 pounds. Let b represent the total weight of the bananas, in pounds.
Question
Create an expression to represent the total weight, in pounds, of the fruit in the box. Move a number, variable, and symbol to the lines to create the expression.
Response area with 3 blank spaces
Blank space 1 empty
Blank space 2 empty
Blank space 3 empty
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Answer 1

To represent the total weight of the fruit in the box, you can combine the weights of each type of fruit. The total weight can be expressed as follows:

Total weight = weight of apples + weight of oranges + weight of bananas

Given that the weight of the apples is 6 pounds, the weight of the oranges is 8 pounds, and the weight of the bananas is represented by \( b \), the expression would be:

Total weight = 6 + 8 + b

So, to complete the expression in the response area:

Blank space 1: 6 Blank space 2: + Blank space 3: 8 + b

This implies that the expression representing the total weight of the fruit in the box is:

6 + 8 + b