Javier writes the equation ( (2)/(3) )a = 50what error did he make?

Question

Javier writes the equation
`( (2)/(3) )a = 50`what error did he make?

Answer 1

The given statement is "the sum of 10 and two-thirds of that tree's age, in years, is equal to 50".

If a represents a tree's age, the expression that represents this situation is

`10+(2)/(3)a=50`

Observe that the variable a has to multiply the fraction only.

Hence, the second option is correct: the variable a should be multiplied by 2/3 only and then added to 10.