SOLUTION: Liza has 40 less than 3 times the number of books that Janice has. If B is equal to the number of books that Janice has. If B is equal to the number of books that Janice has, which

Question 382677: Liza has 40 less than 3 times the number of books that Janice has. If B is equal to the number of books that Janice has. If B is equal to the number of books that Janice has, which of the following expressions shows the number of books that Liza and Janice have together?
Answer by kingme18(98) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Liza has 40 less than 3 times B (because B is the number Janice has). This can be written as . You want the number they have together, which means you want to add together Liza's and Janice's: . When you combine like terms, you get
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