There are 15 violinists in the orchestra this year. Next year, two violinists will leave and some new violinists will join the orchestra. If v is the number of violinists who will join the orchestra, write an expression to represent the number of violinists in the orchestra next year.

Answer 1

15 - 2 + v

Answer 2

There are 15 violinists in the orchestra this year. Next year, two violinists will leave and some new violinists will join the orchestra. If v is the number of violinists who will join the orchestra, which expression(s) represent the number of violinists in the orchestra next year.