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Tim and Steve are brothers. Their mom, Lisa, gives them each a weekly allowance. Since Steve is older, he rets 5 dollars more a week than Tim. Write an expression for how much money Lisa needs to give Tim and OWeve for their allowance for one week. Explain your answer 1-2 sentences i promise to give you a thank please fast

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T= Tims
S=Steve
T+(T+5)
This expression is correct because you need to the total of Tim and Steve. We know Steve is Tim plus 5. So the expression would be Tim plus Tim plus 5
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