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A factory makes -inch, -inch, and -inch concrete screws. During a certain day, the number of -inch concrete screws that the factory makes is times the number of -inch concrete screws, and the number of -inch concrete screws is . During this day, the factory makes concrete screws total. Which equation represents this situation?
Explanation
Choice D is correct. It's given that during a certain day at a factory, the number of -inch concrete screws the factory makes is and the number of -inch concrete screws the factory makes is . It's also given that during this day the number of -inch concrete screws the factory makes is times the number of -inch concrete screws, or . Therefore, the total number of -inch, -inch, and -inch concrete screws is , or . It's given that during this day, the factory makes concrete screws total. Thus, the equation represents this situation.
Choice A is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where the total length, in inches, of all the concrete screws, rather than the total number of concrete screws, is .
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect. This equation represents a situation where the total number of -inch concrete screws and -inch concrete screws, not including the -inch concrete screws, is .