After Donovan gives Mabel 6 pears, she has (x + 6) pears. If Mabel gives one-third of her
pears to Nelson, how many pears, in terms
of x, does Nelson have?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Mabel has (x + 6) pears , then Nelson has

(x + 6) = x + 2

2 and 1.

step-by-step explanation:

plug in each answer. 0 doesn't work, 1 does. so does 2. 4 doesn't:

0 = 1 is not true.

2 = 2 is true.

4 = 4 is true.

8 = 16 is not true.

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