c = amount of chocolate donuts
m = amount of maple donuts.
so we know the total in all is 41 donuts, thus c + m = 41.
we also know that whatever c is, m is 25 fewer than that, m = c - 25.

Answer:
Ella should not have included 5 in absolute value portion of the equation
Step-by-step explanation:
Because -1 is a negative number in order to find the true distance between A and B you have to make it positive.
But, because Ella included 5 in the absolute value portion of the equation it messed up the answer.
The total number of plants are: 12 tomatoes + 5 cucumbers = 17 plants
The ratio of cucumbers plants to total plants is: 5 cucumbers to 17 plants total
So It can be expressed as: 5/17 or 5:17