Fantasia bought 15 new books to add to her collection of book 'b'. 2rite an algebraic expression that represents the total number of books in Fantasia's collection now.
Will it 15b or 15+b or its other and if so may you explain:)
Hint: Fantasia bought 15 new books to add to her collection of book 'b'.
ohhh so it has to be 15+b?
Correct!
The algebraic expression that represents the total number of books in Fantasia's collection after buying 15 new books would be 15 + b.
Here's an explanation of how this expression is derived:
- The variable "b" represents the original number of books in Fantasia's collection.
- The number 15 represents the additional books she bought.
By adding 15 to the original number of books (b), we can determine the total number of books in her collection now. So, the expression becomes 15 + b.
For example, if Fantasia initially had 30 books (b = 30), adding 15 to that would result in a total of 45 books (15 + 30 = 45).