SOLUTION: Luke is 5 years younger than 3 times Sydney’s age, s. In this situation, what does 3s represent? Luke’s age Sydney’s age three times Luke’s age three times Sydney’s age

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Question 1124116: Luke is 5 years younger than 3 times Sydney’s age, s. In this situation, what does 3s represent?
Luke’s age
Sydney’s age
three times Luke’s age
three times Sydney’s age
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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L represents Luke's age.
S represents Sydney's age.

the equation is L = 3 * S - 5

this equations says that Luke's age is equal to 5 less than 3 * Sydney's age.

3 * Luke's age would be equal to 3 * L.
3 * Sydney's age would be equal to 3 * S.