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Mr. Naxvip wrote the expression below to represent the number of

people in his extended family based on the number of brothers, b, and
sisters, s, that he has.
b x 3 + 5 - 1
If Mr. Naxvip has 5 brothers and 2 sisters, how many total people are
in his family?

User Kudarap
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Answer:

19

Explanation:

b×3+5-1

=5×3+5-1

= 19

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