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Marty and Stewart are stuffing envelopes with index cards. They are putting index cards in each envelope. When they are finished, Marty has 15 stuffed envelopes and 4 extra index cards, and Stewart has 12 stuffed envelopes and 6 extra index cards. Write an expression in standard form that represents the number of index cards the boys started with. Explain what your expression means. (Please help)

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Answer: 27x+10


Step-by-step explanation:

Let both the boys are putting 'x' index cards in each envelope.

then, The number of index cards Marty put=[tex]15x+4[/tex]

And The number of index cards Stewart  put=[tex]12x+6[/tex]

Now, the total number of index cards they have started with =[tex]15x+4+12x+6[/tex]

Hence, the total number of index cards they have started with =27x+10

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