Question

alan bought 4 pounds of red apples and 9 pounds of green apples. write an expression that shows how many pounds of apples alan bought in all.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the quantities

Alan bought 4 pounds of red apples and 9 pounds of green apples.

Step2: Form the expression

To find the total pounds of apples, we add the pounds of red apples and green apples. So the expression is $4 + 9$.

Answer:

$4 + 9$ (or the result 13 if we calculate it, but since it asks for an expression, $4 + 9$ is appropriate)