A problem states: "There are 3 more baseballs than bats in a dugout. There are 15 bats and baseballs in the dugout in all. How m

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A problem states: "There are 3 more baseballs than bats in a dugout. There are 15 bats and baseballs in the dugout in all. How m

any bats are there in the dugout?"
Let b represent the number of bats.

Which equation represents the situation?

A. 2(b+3)=15

B. b + 3 = 15

C. 2b + 3 = 15

D. 2b−3=15

Mathematics

2 answers:

kipiarov [429] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-17T02:14:11+03:00

kipiarov [429]3 years ago

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The answer is C) 2b + 3 = 15.

Anastaziya [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-17T03:25:39+03:00

Anastaziya [24]3 years ago

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B = bats
x = baseballs

b + x = 15
x = b + 3

b + b + 3 = 15
2b + 3 = 15 <==