Question

There are 2 eggs in each bowl and 15 eggs in each tray. How many more eggs are there in t trays than in b bowls?

Answer 1

Hint: First multiply b bowls with the number of eggs it contains i.e., 2 and repeat with t tray and the number of eggs a tray contains i.e., 15 and then add them. Each successive number is the sum of the previous number and a constant. The constant is the same for every term in the sequence and is called the common difference.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Given that, we have
No of eggs in each bowl = 2 eggs
No of eggs in each tray = 15 eggs
So, if the number tray = t
Then, the number of eggs in t tray = 15 × t
= 15t eggs
Also, if the number of bowls = b
Then, the number of eggs in bowls = 2 × b
 = 2b eggs
Therefore, if we add the number of eggs in the tray and the number of eggs in b bowls, we will get the number of eggs in total.
Hence the total number of eggs = (15t + 2b) eggs.

Note: In this type of question, use t and b as variables and try to form an expression according to question. As the value of eggs are given in tary and bowls just multiply with the asked value to find the answer.