The red cross is holding blood drives in two locations.
\In one day, Center collected
pints of blood and Center
collected
pints of blood.
Write and evaluate an expression to estimate the total number of pints of blood donated over a -day period.
Find an expression for total number of pints of blood donated in three days.
\An expression to estimate the total number of pints of blood donated over a -day period is
Therefore, the expression is .
Find the total number of pints of blood donated.
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Therefore, the total number of pints of blood donated over a -day period is
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The expression for total number of pints of blood donated over a -day period is
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Total number of pints of blood donated over a -day period is
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