Question

Sonu and Raj have to collect different kinds of leaves for science project. They go to a park where Sonu collects 12 leaves and Raj collects x leaves. After some time Sonu loses 3 leaves and Raj collects 2x leaves. Write an algebraic expression to find the total number of leaves collected by both of them.

Answer 1

According to the question,

Sonu collected leaves = 12-3=9

Raj collected leaves =x + 2x=3x

∴ Total leaves collected =9 + 3x

Hence, the required expression is 9+ 3x.