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Question

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

Answer 1

Sue had 18 sweets, gave away some and then ate 5.

Expression for Sue: (18 - x) - 5

Tony had 18 sweets, then got x number of sweets from Sue and then ate half of the new total amount.

Expression for Tony: (18 + x) / 2