Greg: q+p
Bro: 4q+8p
now just add them up.
Gregg has q quarters and p pennies. His brother has 4 times as many quarters and 8 times as many pennies as gregg has. Write the sum of the numbers of coins they have, and then combine like terms
2 answers
Gregg: p + q Coins.
Brother: 8p + 4q Coins.
Sum = 8p+p + q+4q = 9p + 5q
Brother: 8p + 4q Coins.
Sum = 8p+p + q+4q = 9p + 5q