Given the following values of a equals 17 and b equals 9, solve the equation 3a + 4b.
So, in order to solve the equation 3a + 4b, we have to plug in the values for the variables.
a = 17
b = 9
Plug it in.
3(17) + 4(9) = ?
51 + 36 = 87
Thus, the answer of the equation 3a + 4b is 87.
