There 37 paperclips in a box. carmen places more paper clips in the box. which equation models the total number of paperclips p in the box after carmen places and more paper clips in the box?

The first thing we must do for this case is to define variables:

p = total number of paperclips

x = paper clips added by carmen.

The equation that models this situation is:

p = x + 37

Answer:

An equation that models the total number of paperclips in the box is:

p = x + 37