Josette found 16 coins in her purse. She had 2 more nickels than pennies and 7 fewer quarters than pennies. Josette modeled the

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Josette found 16 coins in her purse. She had 2 more nickels than pennies and 7 fewer quarters than pennies. Josette modeled the

scenario in a table and then wrote the equation p + (p + 2) + (7 – p) = 16.
Is Josette’s equation correct? If not, what was her mistake.

A): Her equation is correct.

B): The variable should have been the number of nickels.

C): Instead of finding the sum, she needed to write an equation to find the difference.

D): The number of quarters was translated incorrectly and should be p – 7.

Mathematics