Total number of coins Nancy and bill have = 6x - 5
Step-by-step explanation:
Nancy and bill collect coins. Nancy has x coins. Bill has 5 coins fewer than five times the number of coins Nancy has. Write and simplify an expression for the total number of coins Nancy and bill have . Simplify your answer .
Let
Number of Nancy's coins = x
Number of Bill's coins = 5x - 5
Total number of coins Nancy and bill have = Number of Nancy's coins + Number of Bill's coins
= x + (5x - 5)
= x + 5x - 5
= 6x - 5
Total number of coins Nancy and bill have = 6x - 5
