Question

Emma has a jar consisting of "$s$" number of sweets. She adds $10$ more sweets to the jar. Later, her sister consumes $12$ sweets. Which expression best represents the current number of sweets?

• A. $s+10+12$
• B. $s-10+12$
• C. $s+10-12$
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C $s+10-12$

Number of sweets in the jar initially $=s$

After Emma added $10$ more sweets to the jar,
Number of sweets $=s+10$

Finally, after Emma's sister consumes $12$ sweets,
Number of sweets $=s+10-12$

Therefore, option (c.) denotes the correct expression.