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Karen and Kevin collect coins. Karen has x coins. Kevin has 9 coins fewer than five times the number of coins Karen has. Write and simplify an expression for the total number of coins Karen and Kevin have.

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Answer:

6x - 9

Explanation:

Looks like algebra yaayy:

Karen: x

Kevin: 5x - 9

Adding them together gives:

x + 5x - 9

= 6x - 9

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