Each student at a high school throws away two pounds of garbage a day. If there are s students at the school and the non-students at the school throw away a total of 350 pounds of garbage a day, which of the following expressions represents how many pounds of garbage are thrown away at the school each day?
A) 2(s+175)
B)2(s+350)
C)350(s+2)
D)350s

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ANSWER

2(s+175)


EXPLANATION

The total amount of garbage thrown away at the school each day is the amount of garbage thrown away by the students plus the amount of garbage thrown away by non-students.


total = lb students + lb non-students


lb students is 2s as each student throws away two pounds a day.

lb non-students is 350. Therefore, the total amount of pounds of garbage thrown away each day is


total = 2s + 350


We can factor out a 2 from this expression as each term is divisible by 2 and that is the greatest common factor. We end up with


total = 2(s+175)



If each student throws 2 pounds of garbage and non students throw a total of 350 pounds then the expression which shows the garbage thrown will be option A which is 2(s+175).

What is expression?

An expression is a combination of numbers, symbols and variables but not in equal to form.

How to form expressions?

Each student throws 2 pounds of garbage and the non students throws 350 pounds of garbage each day.

If there are s number of students then the garbage thrown by students will be 2s.

If the non students throw 350 pounds of garbage then the garbage will be 2*175=350

Full expression will be 2s+ 2*175

=2(s+175)

Hence the expression which shows the garbage thrown by the students will be 2(s+175)

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