Question
The sum of two numbers is fourteen. Using x to represent the larger of the two numbers, translate "the difference between five more than the larger number and three times the smaller number" into a variable expression. Then simplify.
Answers
x = larger
y = smaller
x + y = 14
y = 14 - x
5 more than the larger 5 + 14 -x
5 + 14-x - 3x
Now, simplify
19 -4x is the variable expression.
y = smaller
x + y = 14
y = 14 - x
5 more than the larger 5 + 14 -x
5 + 14-x - 3x
Now, simplify
19 -4x is the variable expression.
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