Question

Shopping While shopping for clothes, Tracy spent $27 less than 2 times what Jaclyn spent.

Tracy spent $21. Write and solve an equation to find how much Jaclyn spent. Let x represent how
much Jaclyn spent.

Answer 1

Answer:X = Daniel spent

Y = Tracy spent

Tracy spent = Y

$38 less than = -38

3 times Daniel spent = 3X

Put it all together

Y=3X-38