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There are 37 paper clips in a box. Carmen places more paper clips in the box. Which equation models the total number of paper clips p in the box after Carmen place n more paper clips in the box?

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37+x=P
x- number of paper clips added, which is unknown.
P- total number of paperclips, also unknown.
User Amin Jafari
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37+n=p because all your doing is putting the numbers into a problem with the correct signs.
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