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You bake 40 cookies, which is 25 less than the number of donuts you also make. Does the equation "x+25=40" describe the situation? If not, write an equation that does and explain what the variable represents.

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Answer: No; x-25=40

Explanation:

40=x-25

cookies equals 25 less than donuts

because donuts is 25 less than cookies

donuts = 65

total = 40 + 40+65=145

User Oleksii Zymovets
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Explanation:

This equation does not describe the situation.

Let x be the number of donuts I made.

x-25= 40

(because there is 25 lesser cookies than donuts.

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