Question

“emily has 200 books. if frank were to triple the number of books that he now owns, he would still have fewer than emily has.” in a mathematical sentence

Answer 1

x(3) < 200

Explanation:

If Frank were to triple...

Frank's number of books is unknown.

Unknown = X, because we don't know.

If you put a number next to a number inside parenthesis (), it means it's multiplying

x(3) = Frank is Tripling his books

< 200 = Frank still has less than Emily's book collection.

x(3) < 200 = If Frank tripled his books, he'd still have less than Emily.