Question

My friend has 4 more than twice the number of chocolates I have. If I have $x$ chocolates, then the equation representing this information is .

• A. $2y=x+4$
• B. $4y=x+2$
• C. $y=2x+4$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $y=2x+4$

Given that I have $x$ chocolates.
Let $y$ be the number of chocolates my friend has.
According to question, my friend has $4+2x$ chocolates.
Since $y$ represents the number of chocolates my friend has, the required equation is $y=2x+4.$