If james has 2 pieces of candy and gives 2 away but john gives him 2 more how much candy does james have?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given:
James has 2 pieces of candy and gives 2 away but John gives him 2 more.
Determine how much candy does James have.
Explanation:
Originally James has 2 candies, and he gives away 2, therefore he does not have any candies left, but it is stated that John gave him 2 more candies. This means that James now have 2 candies with him. To represent this we can equate the equation.
Solution:
= 2
Gives away 2.
= 2 - 2
= 0
John gives him 2.
= 0 + 2
= 2
Final answer:
James has 2 candies.