24x-70
1. Distribute aka mulitply the numbers inside the parenthesis by the numbers to the left of them.
2. Stack them to add them:
18x-30
+6x-70
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24x-70
Answer:
105 sweets
Step-by-step explanation:
There are 4 + 1 + 2 = 7 parts in total
Stephen gets 4 parts (or 4x)
Jim gets gets 2 parts (or 2x)
Given,
Stephen gets 30 more than Jim, we can write:
Stephen = Jim + 30
or
4x = 2x + 30
We can solve for "x":

There are 7 parts of sweets altogether (or 7x), we know x so:
There are:
7 * 15 = <u>105 sweets</u> altogether
Answer:
The answer is c!
Step-by-step explanation: