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mitch is buying candy bars for his friends. he wants to give 2 bars to each friend , and he wants to have 10 spare bares. he can afford to buy 16 candy bars. what is the algebraic sentence that will help
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mitch is buying candy bars for his friends. he wants to give 2 bars to each friend , and he wants to have 10 spare bares. he can afford to buy 16 candy bars. what is the algebraic sentence that will help him figure out how many friends he can treat

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Let x be the number of friends.

He wants to give out 2x bars and have 10 left and he has 16 bars so the expression is:-

2x + 10 = 16

now he can solve for x to find the number of friends he can treat.
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