Question

Richard caught f fish two weeks ago and 32 fish last week.

How many fish has Richard caught these last two weeks combined? Write your answer as an expression.

Answer 1

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We're given a situation, and we need to write an expression based on the information.

The situation is:

Richard caught f fish two weeks ago and 32 fish last week.

We're asked to find out how many fish Richard caught these two weeks combined. Since the weeks are combined we add the number of fish he caught this week + the last one:

• f fish two weeks ago
• 32 fish last week

These two weeks combined: f + 32.

✦ Therefore, Richard caught f + 32 fish these two weeks.

Answer 2

Answer: f + 32

Explanation:

We can use addition to write an expression for both of the weeks combined. We will add those from 2 weeks ago, f, to those from last week, 32, to create our expression.

f + 32