Question

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

Answer 1

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

32+q is the answer

Answer 2

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.