Lisa's age is 4 years older than three times Sammy's age. Lisa is 28 years old. Let s represent Sammy's age.

Question

Which equation can be used to solve for Sammy's age?



Responses

3s = 28
3 s = 28

s + 4 = 28
s + 4 = 28

4s + 3 = 28
4 s + 3 = 28

3s + 4 = 28

Answer 1

To find the equation representing the relationship between Lisa's age and Sammy's age, let's analyze the information given:

1. Lisa's age is 4 years older than three times Sammy's age.
2. Lisa's current age is 28 years old.

We can express this relationship with the following equation:

Lisa's age = 3 * Sammy's age + 4

In terms of the variable \( s \) (which represents Sammy's age), we can write:

28 = 3s + 4

This equation can be rearranged to:

3s + 4 = 28

So the correct response is:

3s + 4 = 28