Question

. Mateo and Haley both collect coins. Mateo has 8 more (+) coins in his

collection than Haley. Which expression represents the total number of
coins (c) in both collections?

Answer 1

Let Haley be represented as x

Now Mateo has 8 more coins than haley

Mateo = 8 + x

total number of coins is Mateo coins and Haley coins.

x + 8 + x

2x + 8