If x=2y+1, what is the value of 2(x+y) in terms of y?

Trent wants to buy 2 packs of trading cards for 3 dollars each. the trading card packs that trent normally buys tend to come in packs of 6, 10, 12, or 15 cards. after selecting 2 packs, trent found that the first pack of cards cost 25 cents per card, and the second pack cost 30 cents per card. trent uses this information to write the equations below in order to compare c, the number of cards in each pack.

43lbs of tomatos cost $387. how much would 41lbs cost

What is always true when two whole numbers are subtracted?