Calvin and Melvin are two of Santa's elves. The number of toys they build is given by 11c+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?
Q. Calvin and Melvin are two of Santa's elves. The number of toys they build is given by 11c+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?
Identify Values: Identify the given values for c and m.Calvin eats 5 candy canes for breakfast, so c=5.Melvin eats 3 candy canes for breakfast, so m=3.
Plug in Expression: Plug in the values of c and m into the expression 11c+8m. 11c+8m becomes 11(5)+8(3).
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication.11(5)=55 and 8(3)=24.
Add Results: Add the results of the multiplication to find the total number of toys built. 55+24=79.
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