Question

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

2c + 2 = 16

2(c+2)=16

Answer 1

Answer: 2c + 2 = 16

Step-by-step explanation:

One group has 2 more than the other.

That means in total, they are the same but + 2.

Only 2c + 2 = 16 represents this.