Question

Every New Year's Day, Susan brings 14 candies for each of her grandchildren and 15 more candies for the adults to share.

Let g represent the number of Susan's grandchildren and c represent the total number of candies she brings.

Find the value of c when g=1.
c=

Answer 1

Therefore, when g=1, Susan brings 29 candies in total.

Explanation:

If g represents the number of grandchildren, and Susan brings 14 candies for each grandchild, then the number of candies she brings for the grandchildren is 14g.

In addition, Susan brings 15 more candies for the adults to share, so the total number of candies she brings is given by:

c = 14g + 15

If g=1, then:

c = 14(1) + 15

c = 14 + 15

c = 29

Therefore, when g=1, Susan brings 29 candies in total.