Mason trims 3 branches from a tree. The next day, he trims 1/10 of the remaining branches from the same tree. Mason lets b represent the original number of branches on the tree and finds that the total number of branches he trims is the sum of 3 and 1/10 the difference of b and 3. Which expression represents the total number of branches he trims
What expressions are available? None given.
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To determine the expression that represents the total number of branches Mason trims, let's break down the problem step by step.
First, Mason trims 3 branches from the tree.
This means that after the initial trimming, there are b - 3 branches remaining.
The next day, he trims 1/10 of the remaining branches from the same tree.
This implies that he trims (1/10) * (b - 3) branches on the next day.
Now, we can find the expression that represents the total number of branches Mason trims by combining these two trimmings.
The total number of branches he trims is the sum of 3 (from the first trimming) and 1/10 of the difference of b and 3 (from the second trimming). Therefore, the expression that represents the total number of branches he trims is:
3 + (1/10) * (b - 3)
Simplifying further, the expression becomes:
3 + (1/10b) * (b - 3)
Thus, the expression that represents the total number of branches Mason trims is 3 + (1/10b) * (b - 3).