paula and manda were asked to write and expression to find the total number of shoes in a closet. let s represt the number of pairs of shoes. paula wrote s and manda wrote 2s. who is correct and why?
Miranda correctly represented the total number of shoes.
To determine who is correct, let's analyze the expressions written by Paula and Manda.
Paula wrote "s" to represent the number of pairs of shoes. This implies that we have "s" pairs of shoes, where each pair consists of two shoes. So, Paula's expression "s" gives us the total number of shoes directly.
On the other hand, Manda wrote "2s". As per Manda's expression, we have "s" pairs of shoes, but she multiplied it by 2. This implies that she is considering each pair of shoes as two individual shoes. So, Manda's expression "2s" would give us twice the number of shoes compared to Paula's expression.
Since we are trying to find the total number of shoes in the closet, Paula's expression "s" is correct. Manda's expression "2s" would give us double the actual number of shoes.
To determine who is correct, we need to evaluate each expression and see which one gives the correct total number of shoes in the closet.
Paula wrote "s" to represent the number of pairs of shoes. Since each pair consists of two shoes, we can multiply "s" by 2 to get the total number of shoes. This can be represented by the expression 2s.
Manda, on the other hand, wrote "2s" to represent the number of pairs of shoes. Multiplying "s" by 2 results in twice the number of pairs, which means twice the number of shoes. Therefore, Manda's expression represents the correct total number of shoes.
In conclusion, Manda is correct because her expression "2s" correctly accounts for the fact that each pair of shoes consists of two individual shoes.