Emily was going to sell all of her stamp collection to buy a video game. After selling half of them she changed her mind. She th

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Emily was going to sell all of her stamp collection to buy a video game. After selling half of them she changed her mind. She th

en bought seventeen more. Write an expression for how many she has now.
i think you have to write an expression to this...

Mathematics

2 answers:

Zigmanuir [339] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T11:50:55+03:00

Zigmanuir [339]4 years ago

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Ok. So if s stands for stamps then we can start our problem.

Emily sold have of her stamps: s/2. All of her stamps divided by 2

Then she changed her mind and bought some (17) more. So the final equation would be: s/2+17

Anastaziya [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-19T09:47:10+03:00

Anastaziya [24]4 years ago

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Answer:

s/2 +17

Step-by-step explanation:

If s represents the number of stamps Emily started with, then the number she had after selling half of them is ...

s/2

After purchasing 17 more, she had ...

s/2 +17