there are 8 apples in a small fruit basket and 14 apples in a large fruit basket. If Sally buys a total of 5 fruit baskets that have a combined total of 58 apples, write an equation that represents the total number of apples that sally has.

A. 5-(8s+14l)=58
B.5+(8s+14l)=58
C.5(8s+14l)=58
D.8s+14l=58

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To represent the total number of apples Sally has from her 5 fruit baskets, we need to use the number of small baskets (s) and large baskets (l) she buys.

Given that there are 8 apples in a small basket and 14 apples in a large basket, we can represent the total number of apples as follows:

  • Total number of apples = (Number of small baskets × Apples per small basket) + (Number of large baskets × Apples per large basket)
  • This can be expressed as: \( 8s + 14l \)

Since Sally buys a total of 5 fruit baskets, we also have the equation:

  • \( s + l = 5 \)

However, to specifically write the equation for the total number of apples, we can just focus on the first expression.

Thus, the correct equation to represent the number of apples that Sally has is:

D. \( 8s + 14l = 58 \)

This equation indicates that the total number of apples from the small and large baskets equals 58.