Question 1 (3 points)
which of these pairs of equations correctly fit the following statements?
john is 5 more than twice as old as suzy. their ages combined are 36 years. (use j for john's age and s for suzy's age.)
question 1 options:
j - s = 36 ; j = 5 - 2s
j + s = 36 ; s = 2j - 5
j + s = 36 ; j = 5 + 2s
j + s = 36 ; j = 2s - 5

Afarmer sells 9.5 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 4/5 of the weight is the apples and the rest is the pears. how many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmers market

Jace wrote a sentence as an equation. 56 is 14 more than a number. 14+ = 56 which statement best describes jace's work? jace is not correct. the phrase more than suggests using the symbol > and jace did not use that symbol. jace is not correct. he was correct to use addition, but the equation should be 56+ p = 14 jace is not correct. the first number in the sentence is 56, so the equation should start with 56. jace is correct. the phrase more than suggests addition, so jace showed that 14 plus a variable equals 56. o

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