SOLUTION: A company uses two different sized trucks to deliver sand. The first truck can transport x cubic yards. The second truck can transport y cubic yards. The first truck makes S tri

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Question 640495: A company uses two different sized trucks to deliver sand.
The first truck can transport x cubic yards.
The second truck can transport y cubic yards.
The first truck makes S trips to a job site.
The second truck makes T trips.
What do the following expressions represent in practical terms?
S+T
x+y
xS+yT
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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S+T represents the total number of trips the first and second truck make.

x+y represents the total amount both trucks can carry (in one load per truck).

xS+yT represents the total amount both trucks can carry (for all the trips combined).