Students are given 3 minutes to complete each multiple-choice question on a test and 8 minutes for each free-response question. there are 15 questions on the test and the students have been given 55 minutes to complete it. a table titled test time, showing number of questions, time per item in minutes, and total time in minutes. the first row shows multiple choice, with m, 3, and 3 m. the second row shows free response, with 15 minus m, 8, and x. the third row shows total, with 15, blank, and 55. which value could replace x in the table? 7 – m 23 – m 8(15 – m) 8(15) – m

8(15-m)

Step-by-step explanation:

By looking at the options, we can understand that the right one is 8(15-m), since we need to multiply the time by the number of question.

Also, we can check that result by arranging an equations usint the total time.

55 = 3m - 8(15-m)

55 = 3m - 120 + 8m

55 = 11m - 120

55 + 120 = 11m

175 = 11m

m = 175/11 = 15.91

55 = 3*15.91 - 8(15-15.91) = 47.73 - 120 + 127.28 = 55.01 ≈ 55

the second option

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