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Kathleen lost a tooth today. Now she has lost 4 more than her sister Cara lost. Write an expression to represent the number of teeth Kathleen has lost. Let represent the number of teeth Cara lost. *

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Answer:

y = x + 4

Explanation:

Let us assume the number of teeth Cara lost be x

So the number of teeth kathleen has lost be

y = x + 4

Hence, the expression that should be used to represent the number of teeth kathleen has lost be

y = x + 4

Hence, the same would be relevant as per the given situation

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