Question

John has x marbles and Max has twice as many. Max gives Tom 5 ofhis marbles. How many marbles does Max now have?

(A) x+5
(B) x-5
(C) 2x+5
(D) 2x-5

Answer 1

After Max gives 5 marbles to Tom, he has 2x - 5 marbles left, making option (D) the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is about solving a basic algebra problem involving marbles. John has x marbles and Max has twice as many. This can be written algebraically as Max having 2x marbles.

If Max gives Tom 5 of his marbles, we subtract 5 from the number of marbles Max has, getting 2x - 5.

Therefore, after giving Tom 5 marbles, Max will have 2x - 5 marbles left. Hence, the correct answer is (D) 2x - 5.