Question

Three times William's age, w, is less than his cousin Sandra's age, 15. what are three possible ages of william

Answer 1

The inequality based on the information given can be expressed as:

\[ 3w < 15 \]

To find William's age, we can solve for \( w \):

1. Divide both sides of the inequality by 3:

\[ w < \frac{15}{3} \]
\[ w < 5 \]

This means that William's age must be less than 5 years old. The possible ages for William, which are whole numbers less than 5, are:

1. \( w = 0 \) (newborn)
2. \( w = 1 \) (1 year old)
3. \( w = 2 \) (2 years old)
4. \( w = 3 \) (3 years old)
5. \( w = 4 \) (4 years old)

Three possible ages for William could be 0, 1, and 2.