Question

Yanyiah has m dollars. If Erica has 2 times as many dollars as Yanyiah minus 3 dollars, write an expression for how much money Erica has.

Answer 1

Answer: Erica has 2m-3 dollars

Explanation:

Amount of dollars Yanyiah has = m dollars =$m

Erica has 2 times as many dollars as Yanyiah minus 3 dollars, can be expressed as =(2m-3)dollars,

We can therefore say Erica has 2m-3 dollars.