Question

50pts.

A problem states: "There are 2 more horses than cows in a field. There are 16 animals in the field in all. How many horses are there in the field?" Let c represent the number of cows. Which equation represents the situation?

c + 2 = 16

2c−2=16

2(c+2)=16

2c + 2 = 16

Answer 1

2c + 2 = 16

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