Question

"Marcus had twice as many jawbreaker candies as Lyndon. If J represents the number of jawbreaker candies Lyndon had, which number sentence could be used to find the number of these candies Marcus had?"

A. J + 2 = ?
B. J - 2 = ?
C. J x 2 = ?
D. J ÷2 = ?

Answer 1

J x 2

Explanation:

It says Marcus has twice as much as Lyndon meaning you multiply by 2 to find the number of candies Marcus has.

Answer 2

Answer: the correct option is C

Explanation:

Let J represent the number of jawbreaker candies that Lyndon had. Marcus had twice as many jawbreaker candies as Lyndon. This means that if Lyndon had one jawbreaker candy, the Marcus had two jawbreaker candies. if Lyndon had two jawbreaker candy, the Marcus had four jawbreaker candies. Therefore,

The number sentence that could be used to find the number of the candies Marcus had would be

J × 2