Jenny and Kalim collect rare coins. Jenny has 11 fewer coins than Kalim, who has "y" coins. Jenny added 5 coins to her collection. Which of the following is an expression for the number of coins that Jenny has?

6

y+6

y+15

2y-15

y-6

Question

Jenny and Kalim collect rare coins. Jenny has 11 fewer coins than Kalim, who has "y" coins. Jenny added 5 coins to her collection. Which of the following is an expression for the number of coins that Jenny has?

6

y+6

y+15

2y-15

y-6

anonymous · Answer

Y-6.
If Jenny had 11 coins fewer than Kalim (Y) then the equation would be: J=Y-11.
Jenny then added 5 coins: J=Y-11+5
Simplify to get:
J=Y-6.