Question

frank has devised a formula for his catering business that calculate the number of meatballs he need to prepare the number is m=4a+2c where c=number of children ;m=number of meat balls;a= number of adults. how many meatballs are required for party of 20 adults and 8 children?

Answer 1

Replacing for values of a and c in the equation
a=20
c=8
m=4a+2c
m=4(20)+2(8)
m=80+16
m=96