SOLUTION: Nick and Jonas are comparing their ages. Jonas is 4 less than three times nicks age. if nick's age is represented n then which of the following represents the sum of their ages in

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Question 1185629: Nick and Jonas are comparing their ages. Jonas is 4 less than three times nicks age. if nick's age is represented n then which of the following represents the sum of their ages in terms of n
1.3n-2
2.4n-4
3.3n-4
4.4n+1
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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age is n
4+less than three times nicks age: 3n-4

answer: 3.3n-4

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jonas is 4 less than three times nicks age.
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j=3n-4


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which of the following represents the sum of their ageS?
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j%2Bn
3n-4%2Bn
3n%2Bn-4
highlight%284n-4%29