Question

Janelle fed her hamster 5 apple chunks in the morning and another a chunks in the afternoon. Write an expression that shows how many apple chunks Janelle fed the hamster in all.

Answer 1

To express the total number of apple chunks Janelle fed her hamster, you can use the following expression:

\[
5 + a
\]

Here, \(5\) represents the number of apple chunks fed in the morning, and \(a\) represents the number of apple chunks fed in the afternoon.