Question

There are 37 paper clips in a box. Carmen places more paper clips in the box. Which equation models the total number of paper clips p in the box after Carmen place n more paper clips in the box?

Answer 1

37+x=P
x- number of paper clips added, which is unknown.
P- total number of paperclips, also unknown.

Answer 2

37+n=p because all your doing is putting the numbers into a problem with the correct signs.