Mr. Huang had Y sunflower plants in his garden. George wanted to have a more impressive garden , so he planned twice as many sunflowers as Mr.Huang . He then gave two of his sunflower plants away to his daughter.Write an expression for the number of sunflower plants George now has.
Mr. Huang had Y sunflower plants in his garden. George wanted to have a more impressive garden , so he planned twice as many sunflowers as Mr.Huang . He then gave two of his sunflower plants away to his daughter.Write an expression for the number of sunflower plants George now has.
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Mr. Huang had Y sunflower plants in his garden. George wanted to have a more impressive garden , so he planned twice as many sunflowers as Mr.Huang . He then gave two of his sunflower plants away to his daughter.Write an expression for the number of sunflower plants George now has.
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Read the statement a second time breaking it down into it’s important parts
Mr.Huang ‘s flowers =
George’s flowers =
Number given away to the daughter =
Translate/organize the parts
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