SOLUTION: Mrs.Roberts sewed m shirts using 2 yards of cloth for each shirt. She also sewed (m+2) dresses, using 5 yards of cloth for each dress. a.How much cloth did she use altogether?Gi

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Question 937982: Mrs.Roberts sewed m shirts using 2 yards of cloth for each shirt. She also sewed (m+2) dresses, using 5 yards of cloth for each dress.
a.How much cloth did she use altogether?Give your answer in terms of m.
b.If m=7, find how much more cloth she used to sew the dresses than the shirts
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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(a)
+2m+%2B+5%2A%28+m+%2B+2+%29+
+2m+%2B+5m+%2B+10+
+7m+%2B+10+ yards of cloth altogether
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(b)
+m+=+7+
+5%2A%28+m+%2B+2+%29+-+2m+
+5%2A%28+7+%2B+2+%29+-+2%2A7+
+5%2A9+-+2%2A7+
+45+-+14+
+31+ yards more cloth to sew dresses than shirts