Cynthia bought spools of black, silver, and white ribbon which cost $4 each for a party. She also spent a total of $79 on party favors. Select all the expressions that represent the total cost of party favors and ribbon that Cynthia bought for the party where b, s, and w represent the number of black, silver and white ribbons.
4(b + s + w) + 79 4(b + s + w + 79)
4(bsw) + 79 4b + s + w + 79
4b + 4s + 4w + 79 4 + b + s + w + 79

Answer :

4 black spools cost 4b
4 silver spools cost 4s
4 white spools cost 4w

Total cost is 4b + 4s + 4w + 79
Factor 4 out of the first three terms: 4(b + s + w) + 79
The two expressions above are correct.

Answer: A, E

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