Question

Dale has three dollars more than twice the amount of money that Leo has. Which statement makes this comparison using the correct variable expression?

Answer 1

D=3+2L
D for dale and L for leo

Answer 2

If Leo has d dollars, then Dale has 2d + 3 ⁢ dollars.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Dale has three dollars more than twice the amount of money that Leo has.

Now translate the statement.

Let Leo has d dollars,

Three dollars more than twice the amount of money that Leo has.

Can be written as:

2d + 3

Hence, If Leo has d dollars, then Dale has 2d + 3 ⁢ dollars.