asked 51.0k views
0 votes
Paulo and Marie are collecting quarters. The number of quarters Paulo has is 3 times the quantity of 5 fewer than the number of quarters Marie has. Write an expression for the number of quarters Paulo in terms of the number of quarters Marie has. Define any variables used.

asked
User Gromer
by
8.5k points

1 Answer

5 votes
P = 3(m - 5)

p is the number of quarters that paulo has

m is the number of quarters that marie has
answered
User Sergeyf
by
8.8k points
Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.