A problem states: "There are 9 more children than parents in a room. There are 25 people in the room in all. How many children are there in the room?"

Let c represent the number of children.

Which expression represents the number of parents?

c + 9
9−c
c−9
c⋅9

Question

A problem states: "There are 9 more children than parents in a room. There are 25 people in the room in all. How many children are there in the room?"

Let c represent the number of children.

Which expression represents the number of parents?

c + 9
 9−c
 c−9
 c⋅9

hallm · Answer

i said a i just wanted to get a second opinion

SmokeyBrown · Answer

So, if there are 9 more children than parents, that means the number of parents is 9 less than the number of children. If 'c' is the number of children, the number of parents should be c-9