Question

Michelle has x dollars. Tony has nine fewer dollars than Michelle. Drag and drop the expressions into the boxes to write an expression that represents the total amount of money Michelle and Tony have together. x, 9, 7, x+7, - 9, x+9, x-9 ________ + _________ plz help 15 pts ​

Answer 1

x + (x - 9)

Explanation:

Michelle has x dollars

Tony has x - 9 dollars

Total amount of money the two have is;

x + (x - 9)

Answer 2

x+x+9

Step-by-step explanation

given that Michelle has x dollars=x

Tony has nine fewer dollars than Michelle.=x+9

total amount of money Michelle and Tony have together =x+x+9

This can be simplified as 2x+9