Question

Harold has five more cakes than jake has. write an expression that shows how many cakes Harold has in relation to Jake

Answer 1

Answer: J (The cakes that Jake has) +5 = H (the cakes that Harold has), or J + 5 = H

Step-by-step explanation:

Harold has 5 more cakes than Jake.

To write this as an expression, we must make a variable for Harold and Jake's cakes.

Let's put H and J respectively for the two.

Now, we must show that Harold, or H, has 5 more cakes than Jake.

We can show that by putting +5 next to Jake's variable.

This shows that Harold has 5 more cakes than Jake.

Now, we know that Jake's cakes plus 5 equal Harold's cakes, so we can easily write the expression as J+5=H.