During a canned food drive, Bob collected 6 times as many cans as Tom. If t represents the number of cans that Tom collected, which algebraic expression represents the number of cans that Bob collected?
A.6t
B.7t
C.6 + t
D.7 + t
Oh so its A steve
right on
HELP MATH!! During a canned food drive, Bob collected 6 times as many cans as Tom. If t represents the number of cans that Tom collected, which algebraic expression represents the number of cans that Bob collected? A. 6t B. 7t C. 6 + t D. 7 + t
So answer A 6t
what does "times" mean? Multiply, right?
Thank you again Steve
I think it’s 6t
Yeah it is 6t
6t
To find the algebraic expression representing the number of cans that Bob collected, we first need to determine the relationship between the number of cans Bob collected and the number of cans Tom collected.
It is given that Bob collected 6 times as many cans as Tom. Therefore, we can express the number of cans Bob collected as 6 multiplied by the number of cans Tom collected.
Now, let's examine the answer choices:
A. 6t: This expression represents the number of cans that Tom collected. It does not account for the fact that Bob collected 6 times as many cans.
B. 7t: This expression does not reflect the given relationship that Bob collected 6 times as many cans as Tom. It incorrectly states that Bob collected 7 times as many cans.
C. 6 + t: This expression only adds 6 to the number of cans that Tom collected. It fails to reflect that Bob collected a greater number of cans.
D. 7 + t: This expression adds 7 to the number of cans that Tom collected. It also fails to reflect that Bob collected a greater number of cans.
Thus, the correct algebraic expression representing the number of cans that Bob collected is A. 6t.