Question
The number of cards Marco has can be represented as 1/3 the number of cards Janna has, c, decreased by 5. Which expression represents the number of cards that Marco has in terms of the number of cards Janna has?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To express the number of cards that Marco has in terms of the number of cards Janna has, we can start by defining the relationship given in the problem.
Let the number of cards Janna has be represented by \( c \).
According to the problem, the number of cards Marco has is described as \( \frac{1}{3} \) of the number of cards Janna has decreased by 5.
We can write this mathematically:
\[
\text{Number of cards Marco has} = \frac{1}{3}c - 5.
\]
Thus, the expression that represents the number of cards Marco has in terms of \( c \) is:
\[
\frac{1}{3}c - 5.
\]
Let the number of cards Janna has be represented by \( c \).
According to the problem, the number of cards Marco has is described as \( \frac{1}{3} \) of the number of cards Janna has decreased by 5.
We can write this mathematically:
\[
\text{Number of cards Marco has} = \frac{1}{3}c - 5.
\]
Thus, the expression that represents the number of cards Marco has in terms of \( c \) is:
\[
\frac{1}{3}c - 5.
\]