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Calvin and Melvin are two of Santa's elves. The number of toys they build is given by 
11 c+8m, where 
c is the number of candy canes Calvin eats for breakfast and 
m is the number of candy canes Melvin eats for breakfast. How many toys do they build when Calvin eats 5 candy canes and Melvin eats 3 candy canes for breakfast?

Calvin and Melvin are two of Santa's elves. The number of toys they build is given by 11c+8m 11 c+8 m , where c c is the number of candy canes Calvin eats for breakfast and m m is the number of candy canes Melvin eats for breakfast. How many toys do they build when Calvin eats 55 candy canes and Melvin eats 33 candy canes for breakfast?

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Q. Calvin and Melvin are two of Santa's elves. The number of toys they build is given by 11c+8m 11 c+8 m , where c c is the number of candy canes Calvin eats for breakfast and m m is the number of candy canes Melvin eats for breakfast. How many toys do they build when Calvin eats 55 candy canes and Melvin eats 33 candy canes for breakfast?
  1. Identify Values: Identify the given values for cc and mm.\newlineCalvin eats 55 candy canes for breakfast, so c=5c = 5.\newlineMelvin eats 33 candy canes for breakfast, so m=3m = 3.
  2. Plug in Expression: Plug in the values of cc and mm into the expression 11c+8m11c + 8m. 11c+8m11c + 8m becomes 11(5)+8(3)11(5) + 8(3).
  3. Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication.\newline11(5)=5511(5) = 55 and 8(3)=248(3) = 24.
  4. Add Results: Add the results of the multiplication to find the total number of toys built. 55+24=7955 + 24 = 79.

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