Nathan and Steven stacked boxes on a shelf. Nathan lifted 13 boxes and Steven lifted 15 boxes. The boxes that Nathan lifted each weighed 12 lb more than the boxes Steven lifted.

Question

Nathan and Steven stacked boxes on a shelf. Nathan lifted 13 boxes and Steven lifted 15 boxes. The boxes that Nathan lifted each weighed 12 lb more than the boxes Steven lifted.

Which expression represents the total number of pounds Nathan lifted?
Let s represent the weight of the boxes that Steven lifted.

13(s +12)**
s + 12
15(s + 12)
12(s + 13)

Answer 1

weight of single Steven box (English unclear) = s

so weight of a Nathan box = s+12
so weight lifted by Nathan = 13(s+12)
agree

but sentence could mean
total weight of boxes lifted by Steven = s
then each steven box weighs s/15

then a nathan box weighs (s/15) + 12
and total Nathan pounds =
13 [ (s/15) + 12 ]
= 13 s/15 + 156
since that is not a choice, go with your answer.

Answer 2

Thank you! :)

Answer 3

You are welcome :)

Answer 4

To find the expression that represents the total number of pounds Nathan lifted, let's analyze the information given in the question.

We are told that Nathan lifted 13 boxes and Steven lifted 15 boxes.

The boxes that Nathan lifted each weighed 12 lb more than the boxes Steven lifted.

Let's define 's' as the weight of the boxes that Steven lifted.

So, the weight of each box that Nathan lifted would be (s + 12) lb, because it is 12 lb more than the weight of the boxes Steven lifted.

To find the total number of pounds Nathan lifted, we need to multiply the weight of each box by the number of boxes Nathan lifted.

Therefore, the expression that represents the total number of pounds Nathan lifted is:
13(s + 12)