Question

Please help!

Your mother has a new cell phone. It comes with 18 applications already installed. She uses only those applications. She downloaded an additional 12 applications that she uses regularly. Write an equation to represent the total number of applications your mom uses. Explain your equation and your reasoning. (4 points)

c) How many applications will your mother actually use on her new cell phone? Solve the equation you wrote in part b to find the unknown variable.

Answer 1

Answer is X=18+12
X=30

Answer 2

Answer: x = 18 + 12

Explanation:

Using the variable (x), you are able to give a number to any equation. By adding the 2 together, you end up with what (x) is going to be. Now solve for (x).

x = 18 + 12

x = 30