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A problem states: "There are 9 more children than parents in a room. There are 25 people in the room in all. How many children are there in the room?"

Let c represent the number of children.

Which expression represents the number of parents?

A.) 9−c
B.) c−9
C.) c + 9
D.) c⋅9

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The answer of this one is 9-c

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P=9+c
p+c 25
unclear The problem does not say if there is anyone in the room besides for parents and children, such as teachers.
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