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Sophie uses a scale to weight a large stone that she found. Then, she weights a handful of smaller rocks that are 2 pounds each. The equation y=2x+z describes the weight of the stone and rocks (in pounds). what does the variable z represent in this equation? A. the number of smaller rocks B. the weight of the smaller rocks C. the weight of the large stone D. the combined weight of the large stone and small rocks

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C.The weight of the large rock because the 2x represents the smaller rocks
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