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Jake has 32 quarters on his desk, molly has q quarters in her purse.

Which algebraic expression represents the total number of quarters that Jake and Molly have?
A. q-32
B. 32+q
C. 25q
D. 32-q

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Since it is not asked about the amount of money but only the total number of quarters:

32+q is the answer



User Sphere
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the answer is B. 32+q. the answer is B because this shows the sum (or total) of the amount of quarters that Jake and Molly would potentially have. 
User Wujek
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