SOLUTION: Kim bought enough shells to make x necklaces. Each necklace holds 16 shells. Kim has made 10 necklaces . Is 16X + 10 a reasonable way to represent the number of shells that Kim has

Question 649929: Kim bought enough shells to make x necklaces. Each necklace holds 16 shells. Kim has made 10 necklaces . Is 16X + 10 a reasonable way to represent the number of shells that Kim has left to make necklaces with ?
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yes
Answer by mansin(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
No.16x-160 is the number of shells left to make necklaces with.
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