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Linda is bagging cookies. She puts 4 in each bag and has 2 left over. There are 74 cookies. How many bags will she use?
4x +2 =74 or 4x -2 =74?

 

[JeffM]

Linda is bagging cookies. She puts 4 in each bag and has 2 left over. There are 74 cookies. How many bags will she use?
4x +2 =74 or 4x -2 =74?

Is Linda missing two cookies or does she have two extra?

 

[Otis]

How many bags will she use?
4x +2 =74 or 4x -2 =74?

Hi. I'd use the first equation. (Variable x represents the number of bags.)

The expression 4x represents the number of cookies that have been bagged.

The number of bagged cookies plus the two cookies left over add up to 74.

4x + 2 = 74



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