Question

If Maya has 5 more than twice as many candies as Katie, which of the following expressions shows the number of candies Maya has?

5c + 2, where c is the number of candies Katie has
5c + 2, where c is the number of candies Maya has
2c + 5, where c is the number of candies Maya has
2c + 5, where c is the number of candies Katie has

Answer 1

2c + 5, where c is the number of candies Katie has

Explanation:

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Answer 2

2c + 5, where c is the number of candies Katie has

Explanation:

Let c represent the number of candies that Katie has.

Maya has 5 more than twice as many candies as Katie.

Twice as many candies as Katie can be represented by 2c, and 5 more than this can be represented by 2c + 5.

So, the expression for the number of candies Maya has is 2c + 5.