SOLUTION: Omar swam on each of three days. He swam three times as far on the second day as he did on the first day. He swam meters less on the third day than he did on the second day. If he

Question 519487: Omar swam on each of three days. He swam three times as far on the second day as he did on the first day. He swam meters less on the third day than he did on the second day. If he swam meters the first day, write an expression for the total number of meters he swam in the three days.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
second day -----------x
first day -------------3x
third day -------------(3x-y)
Total = 4x+3x-y
Total = 7x-y
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