Mitch is buying candy bars for his friends.He wants to give 2 bars to each friend,and he wants to have 10 spare bars. Hecan afford to buy 20 candy bars.

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Given:

The total number of candy bars is 20 candy bars

The number of candy bars for each friend is 2 candy bars.

The number of spare bars is 10 candy bars.

Required:

We need to find the algebraic expression that helps to find the number of friends.

Explanation:

Let t be the number of friends.

The number of candy bars for each friend is 2 candy bars so it can be written as 2t

The number of spare bars is 10 candy bars.

Add 10 to 2t.

[tex]2t+10[/tex]

The total number of candy bars is 20 candy bars is 2t+10.

[tex]2t+10=20[/tex]

Final answer:

[tex]2t+10=20[/tex]