SOLUTION: For the relation below, select a variable to represent one quantity and express the second quantity in terms of the first. � Tim has five more than 3 times the number of rock

Question 1092434: For the relation below, select a variable to represent one quantity and express the second quantity in terms of the first.
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Tim has five more than 3 times the number of rocks as Brenda
I GOT 3x+5 IS THIS CORRECT?
Answer by DrSteve(7) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sure!
If Tim had 3 times the number of rocks as brenda, he'd have:

right?
But since he has FIVE MORE than that, you simply add 5 to the answer which gives:

which is exactly what you got. Congratulations!
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