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?toys
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?toys
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 and Calculate: Plug in the values of c and m into the expression 11c+8m to calculate the number of toys built.11c+8mSubstitute c with 5.Substitute m with 3.11(5)+8(3)
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to simplify the expression.11(5)+8(3)=55+24
Add Results: Add the results of the multiplication to find the total number of toys built. 55+24=79
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