Mr. Kelly bought some notebooks for his students, and g were green and 12 were red. Choose the expression that shows how many notebooks Mr. Kelly bought in all.Choices:(A) 12(B) g+12(C) g−12(D) 12−g
Q. Mr. Kelly bought some notebooks for his students, and g were green and 12 were red. Choose the expression that shows how many notebooks Mr. Kelly bought in all.Choices:(A) 12(B) g+12(C) g−12(D) 12−g
Identify total notebooks: Identify the total number of notebooks Mr. Kelly bought. He bought g green notebooks and 12 red notebooks. To find the total, add the number of green notebooks to the number of red notebooks.
Write expression for total: Write the expression for the total number of notebooks: g+12. This expression represents the sum of green and red notebooks.
Compare with choices: Compare the expression with the given choices. The correct expression that represents the total number of notebooks is (B)g+12.
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