Harry liked to collect old movies. On 4 different days, he bought 2 movies. On 2 other days, he bought 3 movies each day. After that he sold 2 sets of 2 movies. He figured out how many he had total, and then he divided that total into 2 groups to put onto his shelves. How many did he put on each shelf? Choose the expression that best matches this situation.

Answers:

A. [4 x 2 + 2 x 3 – 2 x 2 ÷ 2]

B. [4 x 2 + 2 x 3 – 2] x 2 ÷ 2

C. [(4 x 2) + (2 x 3) – (2 x 2)] ÷ 2

D. [(2 x 2) + (2 x 3) – (4 x 2)] ÷ 2