Question

Mary bought some candy. She bought 1 package containing 7 pieces of candy and "z" packages containing 2 pieces each. Write an expression to represent the number of pieces of candy Mary has.

Use "z" as your variable.

Answer 1

(1 x 7) + (z x 2)

Explanation:

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Answer 2

I think it would be 1*7+z*2

Explanation:

the * is representing a multiplication sign! Hope this helps!