Question

Mitch is buying candy bars for his friends. He wants to give 2 bars to each friend, and he wants to have 10 spare bars. He can afford to buy 32 candy bars

Answer 1

any details and the question ???

Answer 2

full question: Mitch is buying candy bars for his friends. he wants to give 2 bars to each friend, and he wants to have 10 spare bars. He can afford to buy 36 candy bars.

What is the algebraic sentence that will help him figure out how many friends he can treat? Let f= the number of friends

Answer 3

so we want to translate the problem into an algebraic statement, using f as the # of friends.

the problem states that he wants to give 2 candy bars to each friend. the number of candy bars given to the friends is therefore 2 * number of friends. on top of that, he wants to add on an additional 10 spare bars to the total. the sum of the bars given away, plus the spare bars, is 36

can you try translating this, filling in the appropriate numbers and variables? as a hint, try to think of the problem as

(candy bars given to friends) + (spare bars) = (total # of bars)