Jamie has "n" pigs. Mary has 6 more pigs than Jamie, and Johnny has 3 less than Mary..

Which Expression represents how many pigs they have all together?

a. 3n+9
b. 3n+3
c. 3n+7
d. 2n+3

This should be easy, but I am just going to make sure...

I think it is D.. But can someone just make sure?

Thanks

Question

Jamie has "n" pigs. Mary has 6 more pigs than Jamie, and Johnny has 3 less than Mary..

Which Expression represents how many pigs they have all together?

a. 3n+9
b. 3n+3
c. 3n+7
d. 2n+3

This should be easy, but I am just going to make sure...

I think it is D.. But can someone just make sure? 

Thanks

anonymous · Answer

I think it is B, because if jamie has n, then there's 1n then mary has n+6 so thats 2n+6 then johnny has n+(6-3) so that is overall 3n+3 :)