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Sue has 18 sweets. tony has 18 sweets.sue gives tony x sweets. Sue then eats 5 sweets. Tony then eats half of his sweets. Write expressions for the number of sweets sue and tony have now

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Answer:Number of sweets Sue has now is:                            13-xThen number of sweets with tony now is:                     (18+x)\2Step-by-step explanation:Sue has 18 sweets. Tony has 18 sweets.Sue gives tony x sweets and then  Sue eats 5 sweetsnumber of sweets Sue has now is:  18-x-5                                                         = 13-x Tony then eats half of his sweets.Then number of sweets with tony now = (18+x)\2   (since he ate half after getting x from Sue)