A store has two racks. Rack 1 has a bananas and b oranges. Rack 2 has a bananas and b oranges. If x represents the number of bananas and y represents the number of oranges, what is the total number of

From the table, there are $a$ bananas in Rack 1 and $a$ bananas in Rack 2.
Total number of bananas = $a + a = 2a$.

From the table, there are $b$ oranges in Rack 1 and $b$ oranges in Rack 2.
Total number of oranges = $b + b = 2b$.

Total fruits = Total bananas + Total oranges
Total fruits = $2a + 2b$.

The problem states to take $x$ to represent banana and $y$ to represent orange. This means we replace the quantity $a$ (number of bananas per rack) with $x$, and the quantity $b$ (number of oranges per rack) with $y$.
So, the expression becomes:
Total fruits = $2x + 2y$.

Factor out the common factor of 2:

The simplified expression for the total number of fruits in the store is $\boxed{2(x+y)}$.

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