Thread: algebra

Seems right.

hi
yes ur right.

Originally Posted by william

tyler,raven and deb are discussing the number of CDs they own, they find that the foloowing statements are true

-tyler owns five more then twice the number of cds raven owns
-deb owns three times as many cds as tyler

using x to represent the number of cds raven owns, write an expression for the total number of cds the three friends own.

my work:

tyler:5+2x
rven:x
deb:3(5+2x)

total 9x+20

Hi william,

I concur with alexmahone. Your assessment is right on!

Originally Posted by william

tyler,raven and deb are discussing the number of CDs they own, they find that the foloowing statements are true

-tyler owns five more then twice the number of cds raven owns
-deb owns three times as many cds as tyler

using x to represent the number of cds raven owns, write an expression for the total number of cds the three friends own.

my work:

tyler:5+2x
rven:x
deb:3(5+2x)

total 9x+20

it is correct