Allison reads two books during the school week and five books on the weekend each week for an entire 14 week semester. how many books does she read during the semester?

Allison read 98 books during the whole semester

If she reads 2 books during the school week during a 14-week semester, then:

14 * 2 = 28

If she reads 5 books on the weekend during a 14-week semester, then:

14 * 5 = 70

To find the total:

28 + 70 = 98

Total number of books is 98.

x is the total time in minutes for the free response

you are given number of questions as 15 - m and time per item as 8 minutes

to find x multiply the two givens together:

x = 8 * (15-m) = 8(15-m)