Question 1 (Essay Worth 10 points)

(06.02 MC)


Three friends, Jessa, Tyree, and Ben, are collecting canned food for a culinary skills class. Their canned food collection goal is represented by the expression 7x2 − 4xy + 6. The friends have already collected the following number of cans:


Jessa: 2x^2

Tyree: 3x^2 − 4

Ben: 3xy + 6


Part A: Write an expression to represent the amount of canned food collected so far by the three friends. Show all your work. (5 points)


Part B: Write an expression that represents the number of cans the friends still need to collect to meet their goal. Show all your work. (5 points)


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