Question

Sara has 24 sweets

Answer 1

Hello!

The answer is:

The expression for the number of sweets that Sara and Tim have now, are:

$Sara=(17-x)Sweets\\\\Tim=\frac{(24+x)Sweets}{2}$

Why?

To write the expressions for the number of sweets that Sara and Tim have now, we need to follow the next steps:

Sara starts with 24 sweets and Tim starts with 24 sweets

$Sara=24 Sweets\\Tim=24 Sweets$

Then, Sara gives Tim x Sweets

$Sara=(24-x)Sweets\\Tim=(24+x)Sweets$

Then. Sara eats 7 of her Sweets

$Sara=(24-x-7) Sweets\\Sara=(17-x )Sweets\\Tim=(24+x) Sweets$

Then, Tim eats half of his sweets

$Sara=(17-x)Sweets\\\\Tim=\frac{(24+x)Sweets}{2}$

So, the expression for the number of sweets that Sara and Tim have now, are:

$Sara=(17-x) Sweets\\\\Tim=\frac{(24+x)Sweets}{2}$

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