Question 15933
Sonya has x amount of money. Bob has three times as much as Sonya has, less $14.62. Write an expression, using x, that tells how much money Bob has.
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Sonya has x amount of money.
>>...Bob has three times as much as Sonya has, less $14.62...<<
Translation: Bob's money = 3 times Sonya's money, minus $14.62
             Replace the word's "Sonya's money" by x
             Bob's money = 3 times x, minus $14.62
Replace the words "3 times x" by "3x"
             Bob's money = 3x, minus $14.62
Replace the word "minus" by a minus sign
             Bob's money = 3x - $14.62
Erase the $ sign, since it is understood
             Bob's money = 3x - 14.62
Edwin