Question

Kelso is in charge of a bake sale. On each table, t, there will be a platter of 24 cookies and 2 bowls of brownies with b brownies inside. Kelso needs an additional 150 cookies to replace what he sells. This situation can be written as the following expression:

24t + (2b)t + 150

How many total sweets are there if there are 7 tables and 12 brownies in each bowl?

168
336
486
512
i think its A

Answer 1

486 is the answer I tried it

Answer 2

t = 7, b = 12, so:

24t + (2b)t + 150
= 24*7 + (2*12)*7 + 150
= 168 + 168 + 150
= 486