Each flower in a bouquet has 5 petals. There are x flowers in the bouquet. Which expression shows the total number of petals in the bouquet? A. 5x B. 5 ÷ x C. x + 5 D. x – 5
In this expression x represents the number of flowers in the bouquet and there are five petals on each flower. Therefore the total number of petals in the bouquet is 5 multiplied by x.