Question

Tony's family owns a Chihuahua that gets 3 dog bones each day for doing tricks. Tony has a total of

16 dog bones he must give his dog for doing tricks. Write an algebraic equation that describes the
relationship between the number of days (d) and the number of bones remaining (b).

Answer 1

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Answer:

b = 16 -3d

Explanation:

If Tony gives 3 dog bones per day, then he uses 3d dog bones for d days. The number remaining will be this value subtracted from the original number:

b = 16 -3d