Question

Andy, Fergus, Evelyn, and Margaret are collecting cans for recycling. Before lunch they have collected a total of 173 cans. At the end of the day, the total number of cans collected can be represented by the expression 173 + n . What does the variable n in the expression represent?

Answer 1

n = The number of can collected after lunch

Explanation:

Andy, Fergus, Evelyn, and Margaret are collecting cans for recycling.

From the question, the told number rod cans collected before lunch = n

We are told that :

At the end of the day, the total number of cans collected can be represented by the expression 173 + n .

The total number of cans = Number of cans collected before lunch + Number of cans collected after Lunch

Hence:

173 + n = 173 + Number of cans collected after Lunch

Therefore, the variable n = Number of cans collected after Lunch