Question

Jake has 32 quarters on his desk, and Molly has a quarters in her purse.

Answer 1

Answer:

32+q

Step-by-step explanation:

The complete question is

Jake has 32 quarters on his desk, molly has q quarters in her purse.  

Which algebraic expression represents the total number of quarters that Jake and Molly have?  

we know that

To find out the total number of quarters that Jake  and Molly have, sum the amount of quarters that Jake has plus the amount of quarters that Molly has

Let

x ----> the amount of quarters that Jake has

y ----> he amount of quarters that Molly has

so

x+y

we have

$x=32\ quarters\\y=q\ quarters$

substitute

32+q