Question

Nancy had 16 chocolate candies in a bag. Her mother put a handful of candies in the bag. When Nancy counts her chocolate candies, she discovers she now has 32 of them. Which of the following equations will help Nancy solve for the number of chocolate candies, c, that her mom put in the bag? 16c = 32 c − 16 = 32 16 32 = c 16 c = 32

Answer 1

Explanation:

Since she had 16, her mom added c.

16+c=32

Answer 2

she had 16

16

She got c

16 + c

She now has 32

16 + c = 32

I don't know if that's the exact answer, but basically, 16 needs to be added to c, and it needs to equal 32.

Hope this helps! :)