asked 61.7k views
3 votes
Jordan is chopping wood for the winter. For 101010 days in a row, he follows the same process: In the morning, he chops 202020 pieces of wood, and in the evening, he chops an additional 303030 pieces of wood. On the 11^{\text{th}}11 th 11, start superscript, t, h, end superscript day, Jordan chops only 555 pieces of wood. Write a numerical expression with parentheses for the total number of pieces of wood Jordan chopped. Do not simplify your expression.

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer:

w = 10(20 + 30) + 5

Explanation:

Total pieces of wood = (20 + 30) each day for 10 days + five more on

the 11th day.

The numerical expression for the total pieces of wood (w) chopped is:

w = 10(20 + 30) + 5

answered
User Cherise
by
8.6k points
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.