Let's analyze each problem to determine which equation matches best.
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Darius is 38 years old. In 4 years he will be 3 times as old as Gia. How old is Gia?
- In 4 years, Darius will be
. Let Gia's age be . According to the problem, . Thus, Gia's age is . The equation can be written as , which simplifies to .
- In 4 years, Darius will be
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I think of a number, multiply it by 3 and then add four to get 42. What number am I thinking of?
- Let the number be
. The equation is which simplifies to .
- Let the number be
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Lucia goes to the art store and spends $38. She buys a canvas for $20 and some new paints. If each paint costs $3, how many did she buy?
- Let the number of paints be
. The equation is , which simplifies to or .
- Let the number of paints be
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Chelsea owes her mom $38. She starts paying her mom back $4 per week. After some weeks, she realizes she only owes her mom $2 more. How many weeks has she been paying her mom back?
- Let the number of weeks be
. Chelsea's debt decreases as . The equation can be set up as , which simplifies to .
- Let the number of weeks be
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A rectangle has a length of 4 units and a width of
units. If the area is 42, what is the value of ?- The area of a rectangle is given by the product of length and width:
.
- The area of a rectangle is given by the product of length and width:
Now, let's match the equations:
- For problem 1:
(not listed). - For problem 2:
(matches option b: does not match). - For problem 3:
(not listed). - For problem 4:
(not listed). - For problem 5:
(matches option e: but using '–=' seems to be an error).
The choices of equations presented:
- a. 3x + 4 = 42 (correct for problem 2)
- b. 3x + 20 = 38 (not applicable)
- c. 4x + 2 = 38 (not applicable)
- d. 3(x + 4) = 42 (not applicable)
- e. 4(x + 3) = 42 (correct for problem 5, but seems to have a typo).
Based on the analysis, the correct matches are: 2 (3x + 4 = 42) from problem 2 and 5 (4(x + 3) = 42) from problem 5.
If we had to choose the best overall match, I would pick option a for problem 2 as most directly related.