Question

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

Answer 1

in this case, s is 5 years older than luke's age

Answer 2

3s represents:

3 times of Sydney's age

Explanation:

We are given that:

Luke is 5 years younger than 3 times Sydney's age, s.

i.e. Sydney's age is denoted by s

Then,

3s represents 3 times of Sydney's age

Hence, 3s represents:

3 times of Sydney's age