Jordan is chopping wood for the winter. For 101010 days in a row, he follows the same process: In the morning, he chops 202020 pieces of wood, and in the evening, he chops an additional 303030 pieces of wood. On the 11^{/text{th}}11 th 11, start superscript, t, h, end superscript day, Jordan chops only 555 pieces of wood. Write a numerical expression with parentheses for the total number of pieces of wood Jordan chopped. Do not simplify your expression.

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Samson Oneal

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2 September, 11:12

Jordan is chopping wood for the winter. For 101010 days in a row, he follows the same process: In the morning, he chops 202020 pieces of wood, and in the evening, he chops an additional 303030 pieces of wood. On the 11^{/text{th}}11 th 11, start superscript, t, h, end superscript day, Jordan chops only 555 pieces of wood. Write a numerical expression with parentheses for the total number of pieces of wood Jordan chopped. Do not simplify your expression.

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Kaitlyn · Answer 1

w = 10 (20 + 30) + 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Total pieces of wood = (20 + 30) each day for 10 days + five more on

the 11th day.

The numerical expression for the total pieces of wood (w) chopped is:

w = 10 (20 + 30) + 5