Alicia earned d dollars baby-sitting. Her friend earned twice as much. You earned $2 less than Alicia's friend earned. Write an expression in simplest form that represents …

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Serlingpa · Answer 1 · 2021-03-15T23:30:31+0000

Answer:

$Total = \$5d - 2$

Explanation:

Represent Alice with A, her friend with F and you with Y.

From the question, we have:

$A = \$d$

F = 2 * A --- Twice as much Alice means 2 times Alice's earnings

Y = F - 2 --- 2 less than her friend

Required

Determine the total amount

$A = \$d$

Substitute
$\$d$ for A in
F = 2 * A

$F = 2 * \$d$

$F = \$2d$

Substitute
$\$2d$ for F in
Y = F - 2

$Y = \$2d - 2$

The total amount is calculated by adding the earnings of Alice, her friend and you

Total = A + F + Y

$Total = \$d + \$2d + \$2d - 2$

$Total = \$5d - 2$

Hence, the total earnings is 5d - 2