Sue has 18 sweets.
Tony also has 18 sweets.
Sue gives Tony x sweets.
Sue then eats 5 of her sweets.
Tony then eats half of his sweets.
Write the expression for the number of sweets Sue and Tony now have

Respuesta :

Answer:

Sue : 13 - x  

Tony :  x/2 + 9

Step-by-step explanation:

                                                 Sue                  Tony

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initial number of sweets               |   18                   |      18

                                                       |                          |

Sue gives Tony x sweets              |   18 - x              |      18 + x

                                                       |                          |

Sue ,eats 5 of her sweets. and   |  18 - x - 5 =       |      (18 + x)/2 =

Tony ,eats half of his sweets        | 13 - x                |     9 + x/2