Question

Joe completed 2 more than 3 times the number of homework questions Calvin completed. Write an expression to find the number of homework questions Joe has completed. What is the variable in your expression, and what does it represent?

Answer 1

Given:

a.) Joe completed 2 more than 3 times the number of homework questions Calvin completed.

Question 1: Write an expression to find the number of homework questions Joe has completed.

Let,

x = the number of homework Joe completed

y = the number of homework Calvin completed

The expression will be:

`\text{ x = 3y + 2}`

Question 2: What is the variable in your expression, and what does it represent?

The variables are x and y.

Where,

x = represents the number of homework Joe completed

y = represents the number of homework Calvin completed