Gregg has q quarters and p pennies. has 4 times as many quarters and 8 times as many pennies, whats the sum of the number of coins they have?

Question

math 8 problem

 

Answer 1

So assuming you meant to put another name we will say Gregg and Nameless

Greg: q + p

Nameless: 4q + 8p

So assuming you are given q and p:

The sum of their coins will be Greg + Nameless = ( q + p ) + (4q + 8p) = 5q + 9p