Question

Nick had 14 jelly beans in a bag. His mother put a handful of jelly beans in the bag. When Nick counts his jelly beans, he discovers he now has 28 of them. Which of the following equations will help Nick solve for the number of jelly beans, j, that his mom put in the bag?

A. 14j=28
B. 14 + 28 =j
C. 14+j =28
D . j - 14=28

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is D. j - 14 = 28

Basically, saying the answer aloud, you will be saying the jellybeans my mom added to the bag minus the 14 jellybeans I had previously is equal to my total of 28 jellybeans I have now.