Middle-school students sold cookies in packages of 12. On the first day, they sold x packages. On the second day, they sold twice as many packages as on the first day. Which expression shows the number of cookies they sold on the second day?

Question

12(2x)
12(x+2)
12(x - 2)
12x/2

Answer 1

The correct expression is 12(2x).

The students sold twice as many packages on the second day as on the first day, so the number of packages sold on the second day is 2 times the number of packages sold on the first day. Multiplying the number of packages sold on the first day (x) by 2 gives us 2x, which is the number of packages sold on the second day.

Since each package contains 12 cookies, multiplying the number of packages sold on the second day (2x) by 12 gives us the total number of cookies sold on the second day, which is 12(2x).