Question

Nancy had 16 chocolate candies in a bag. Her mother put a handful of candies in the bag. When Nancy counts her chocolate candies, she discovers she now has 32 of them. Which of the following equations will help Nancy solve for the number of chocolate candies, c, that her mom put in the bag?

Answer 1

The equation should look something like:

x+16 = 32

or 


16+x = 32

Answer 2

16+handful=32
handful=c

16+c=32
that is a possible equation

to solve, we minus 16 from both sides
c=32-16
c=16 candies she put int othe bag