Question

Jerry and stella are working on an art project together. Jerry has 10 more markers than stella. The equation given below shows this relationship, where u represents the number of markers jerry has, and t represents the numbers of markers stella has. u = t + 10

Answer 1

Yes — that equation is correct.

- u = t + 10 means Jerry has 10 more markers than Stella.
- Solved for t: t = u − 10.
- Total markers together: u + t = (t + 10) + t = 2t + 10 (equivalently 2u − 10).

Examples:
- If Stella has t = 5, then Jerry has u = 5 + 10 = 15.
- If Jerry has u = 12, then Stella has t = 12 − 10 = 2.

(Also note t ≥ 0, so u must be at least 10.)