SOLUTION: Translate into an algebraic equation A. Five more than three times a number. B. sum of two even numbers subtracted from 100 C. Two times the sum if a number and 15 D. Five l

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Question 900134: Translate into an algebraic equation
A. Five more than three times a number.
B. sum of two even numbers subtracted from 100
C. Two times the sum if a number and 15
D. Five less than the quotient if x and 3 and y
I have:
A. 5+3x
B. 100-(x+y)
C. 2(x+15)
D. (3x/y)-5
I don't know if I did it correctly? I'm specially not sure about letter b

Answer by josgarithmetic(39838) About Me  (Show Source):
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B:

Let x be any natural number (meaning any counting number not equal to zero).
2x is then an even number. Also let y>x also be any natural number, not equal to x. 2y is also then an even number.

Sum of two even numbers, 2x+2y;
That sum subtracted from 100, highlight%28100-%282x%2B2y%29%29 or highlight_green%28100-2%28x%2By%29%29, but the red-outlined form is better for seeing how it conforms to the description. They both are correct.


D:

WHAT? The quotient of those three numbers?
Quotient of x and 3 and y?
x%2F3%2Fy=what ?
a quotient is between two numbers, so not sure what is the description. Maybe x%2F3%2Fy=%28x%2F3%29%2Fy=x%2F%283y%29;
Five less than that quotient, x%2F%283y%29-5.