Question

Write an expression to represent the phrase, "6 of one thing plus half a dozen of the other"

How many variable(s) for this expression?

Answer 1

Let x represent "one thing" and y represent "the other"

So, that gives you

6x + 6y

This expression has two variables (x and y).

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Answer 2

Let x represent "one thing" and y represent "the other"

So, that gives you

6x + 6y

This expression has two variables (x and y).

Hope this helped :)