In a certain office, there a C chairs, D desks, and E employees. All but two of the employees have two chairs at their desks, and all the other desks, whether they are occupied or not, have one chair. If E2 and all but five desks are occupied by employees, then which of the following expressions is equal to c?
a. 2(d-5)+e
b. d+e
c. 2(d-e)
d. 2(d-2)
e. 2e+3

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In a certain office, there a C chairs, D desks, and E employees. All but two of the employees have two chairs at their desks, and all the other desks, whether they are occupied or not, have one chair. If E>2 and all but five desks are occupied by employees, then which of the following expressions is equal to c?
a. 2(d-5)+e
b. d+e
c. 2(d-e)
d. 2(d-2)
e. 2e+3

anonymous · Answer

I know the answer please explain it thoroughly

paki · Answer

what you say about the answer...?

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

Here’s a hint: start by picking a number for e greater than 2, and see if you can work out what that means for chairs and desks. If there are, say, 5 employees, how many desks are there? I don't know but for some reason OS isn't working for me right now. It's reconnecting like every 5 minutes. I don't know why.

yanasidlinskiy · Answer

It's working better for me now. View the attachment and see if it makes sense.