Tate has 5 more than twice as many pennies as Mia. If Mia has x pennies, which equation can be used to find how many pennies she

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Vika [28.1K]

2 years ago

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Tate has 5 more than twice as many pennies as Mia. If Mia has x pennies, which equation can be used to find how many pennies she

has, assuming they have 30 all together?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Whitepunk [10] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-23T23:50:51+03:00

Whitepunk [10]2 years ago

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Answer:

x+(2x+5)=30

Step-by-step explanation:

2x + 5 represents Tate since it is 5 more than twice X.

sladkih [1.3K] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-23T22:16:29+03:00

sladkih [1.3K]2 years ago

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Answer:

3x + 5 = 30

Step-by-step explanation:

Tate has 2x + 5 pennies and since Tate and Mia have 30 pennies all together you would add an x to the equation of how many pennies Tate has and set it equal to 30 making the equation 3x + 5 = 30