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Peter sent four times as many greeting cards as Molly. Charles sent five fewer greeting cards
than Peter. If Molly sent m cards, how many cards did Charles send?

Answer :

The expression representing the number of cards Charles sent is 4m - 5

To solve this problem, we would write equations representing the number of cards sent.

What is an Equation

This is a mathematical expression used to represent word problems.

Given that

  • Molly = m
  • Peter = 4m
  • Charles = 4m - 5

Assuming we know total number of cards sent, we can find an actual number Charles sent.

However, the expression representing the number of cards Charles sent is 4m - 5

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