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
6x- 2xy + 3. The friends have already collected the following number of cans:
Jessa: 2x2 - 4
Tyree: 3x-
Ben: 2xy + 12
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)