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Penny is 6 inches taller than Claire. Claire's height can be represented by n. Write an expression to represent Penny's height.

A) 6n
B) n+6
C) 6-n
D) n-6

User Charleshaa
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the answer is B cause Penny is six inches taller than Claire. Therefor u add six inches to Claire and u get Penny.
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The answer is B) n+6. Simply because penny is 6 inches taller than Claire, which means you would have to add 6 inches to Claire's height to reveal penny's height. Also n represents Claire height which makes the expression easier to figure out.
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