sophia is 12 years old. Her uncle Reynaldo tells her that if she adds 5 to her age, multiplies the sum by 3, and then subtracts 4 from the product, she will find his age. she tells him that his age equal the expression 12 + 5 x 3 - 4.

Question

Is Sophia is Choose.
Her uncle's actual age is Choose .

1 choose: correct, not correct
2 choose: 24 35 47 51.

Answer 1

Let's break down the expression Sophia provided and calculate her uncle's actual age based on Reynaldo's instructions.

1. Sophia's age is 12.
2. If she adds 5 to her age: \[ 12 + 5 = 17 \]
3. Then she multiplies the sum by 3: \[ 17 \times 3 = 51 \]
4. Finally, she subtracts 4 from the product: \[ 51 - 4 = 47 \]

Now, let's evaluate Sophia's statement:

The expression she provided is: \[ 12 + 5 \times 3 - 4 \]

According to the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), we must multiply before we add: \[ 5 \times 3 = 15 \] So: \[ 12 + 15 - 4 = 23 \]

Now let's find out if Sophia's statement is correct:

• According to Reynaldo's instructions, her uncle's age is 47.
• According to the expression she gave (12 + 5 * 3 - 4), the result is 23.

1. Is Sophia correct? Not correct
2. Her uncle's actual age is 47 (the correct answer available from your options).