Question

While catching fireflies, you and a friend decide to have a competition. After m minutes, you have (3m+13) fireflies and your friend has (4m+6) fireflies.

a. Write an expression in the simplest form that represents the number of fireflies you and your friend caught together.

Expression: ____
b. The competition ends after 5 minutes. Who has more fireflies?


_____ more fireflies.

Answer 1

Expression: 7m +19

Who has More? Me/You

Answer 2

a. 7m+19

b. You caught more fireflies, your friend caught less

Explanation: