Latoya has a job transporting soft drinks by truck. Her truck is filled with cans that weigh 14 ounces each and bottles that weigh 70 ounces each. There is a combined total of 800 cans and bottles in her truck.

Let x be the number of 14-ounce cans in her truck. Write an expression for the combined total weight (in ounces) of the cans and bottles in her truck.

hint:

if there are x cans and you have 800 cans and bottles, wouldn't the number of bottles be 800-x ?

To write an expression for the combined total weight of the cans and bottles in Latoya's truck, we need to consider the weight of each can and bottle and the number of each present in the truck.

Let's start with the cans. Each can weighs 14 ounces, and the number of cans is represented by x. So, the total weight of the cans is 14x ounces.

Moving on to the bottles, each bottle weighs 70 ounces. We know that there is a combined total of 800 cans and bottles in the truck. If we subtract the number of cans (x) from the total number of cans and bottles (800), we will be left with the number of bottles present, which is 800 - x. So, the total weight of the bottles is 70 * (800 - x) ounces.

To get the expression for the combined total weight, we add the weight of the cans and the weight of the bottles:

Total weight = 14x + 70 * (800 - x) ounces

Therefore, the expression for the combined total weight (in ounces) of the cans and bottles in Latoya's truck is 14x + 70 * (800 - x).