Colton saw c cardinals and 5 robins in his yard. Write an expression that shows the number of birds Colton saw in all.

Answer 1

To express the total number of birds Colton saw, you can add the number of cardinals (c) to the number of robins (5).

The expression is:

\[ c + 5 \]

This represents the total number of birds Colton saw in his yard.