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Sara has 24 sweets

tim also has 24 sweets
sara gives tim x sweets
sara then eats 7 of her sweets
tim then eats half of his sweets
write an expression for the number of sweets sara and tim have now

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User Jonezy
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Hello!

The answer is:

The expression for the number of sweets that Sara and Tim have now, are:


Sara=(17-x)Sweets\\\\Tim=((24+x)Sweets)/(2)

Why?

To write the expressions for the number of sweets that Sara and Tim have now, we need to follow the next steps:

Sara starts with 24 sweets and Tim starts with 24 sweets


Sara=24 Sweets\\Tim=24 Sweets

Then, Sara gives Tim x Sweets


Sara=(24-x)Sweets\\Tim=(24+x)Sweets

Then. Sara eats 7 of her Sweets


Sara=(24-x-7) Sweets\\Sara=(17-x )Sweets\\Tim=(24+x) Sweets

Then, Tim eats half of his sweets


Sara=(17-x)Sweets\\\\Tim=((24+x)Sweets)/(2)

So, the expression for the number of sweets that Sara and Tim have now, are:


Sara=(17-x) Sweets\\\\Tim=((24+x)Sweets)/(2)

Have a nice day!

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