Question

Alexa has $x$ chocolates. Samuel has $6$ more than $7$ times the number of chocolates Alexa has. Which of these expressions denotes the total number of chocolates that Alexa and Samuel have together?

• A. $6x+8$
• B. $8x+6$
• C. $6x-8$
• D. $8x-6$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $8x+6$

Number of chocolates available with Alexa $=x$

Samuel has $6$ more than $7$ times the number of chocolates that Alexa has.
Number of chocolates available with Samuel $=6+7\times x$
$=6+7x$

Total number of chocolates available with Alexa and Samuel $=\left(x\right)+(6+7x)$

Adding the like terms:
$=(x+7x)+6$
$=8x+6$

$8x+6$ is denotes the total number of chocolates that Alexa and Samuel have together.
Therefore, option (d.) is the correct answer.