Question

the expression 13x+5 represents the number of marbles you have after purchasing 13 bags of marbles. a. what does the term 13x represent b. what does 5 represent c. what does x represent

Answer 1

a. 13x can mean the number of bags of marbles times the number of marbles in each bag (the total number of marbles in 13 bags)

b. 5 can represent the initial numbers of marbles one has. For example, even before purchasing 13 bags of marbles you already had 5 marbles from before (they are like 5 extra marbles)

c. x can stand for the number of marbles in each bag