Question

Maria has three more than twice as many crayons as Elizabeth. write an algebraic expression to represent the number of crayons that maria has.

Answer 1

m = 3 + 2e

Explanation:

Maria has three more than twice as many crayons as Elizabeth.

Let the number of crayons that Elizabeth has = e

Let the crayons of Maria represent = m

Maria has 3 more than twice as many crayons as Elizabeth, so the expression to represent the number of crayons that maria has will be

m = 3 + 2e

Answer 2

m = 3 +2e

where e = the number of crayons Elizabeth has, and m = the number of crayons Maria has.