Juan has c cheesecakes. Clarence has 5 less than 3 times as many cheesecakes as Juan has and Darlene has 2 more than half as many cheesecakes as Clarence has. Find an expression in terms of $c$ for the total number of cheesecakes Juan, Clarence, and Darlene have.
Accepted Solution
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C= Clarence, J= Juan, and D= Darlene C= 3J-5 D= C/2+2 J= c