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Henry places x marbles into an empty bucket. Each marble has the same weight. The weight, in ounces, of the bucket and marbles can be calculated using the expression shown.

3x + 8

What does the term 8 represent in this expression?

Question 4 options:

the weight of each marble


the weight of the empty bucket


the number of marbles


the total weight of the bucket and marbles

Answer 1

Here in the given equation, 3x + 8 the term 8 represents the weight of the empty bucket.

Its given that the number of marbles is x, and the weight of each marble is same which is 3. So, total weight of marbles is 3x.

Now, if 3x + 8 is the weight of the bucket and marbles, then 8 represents the weight of the empty bucket.