Question

WRITE AN EQUATION THAT MODELS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, THEN SOLVE THE EQUATION:

1. Maria makes $2,000 more than twice what Daniel make per year:
2. If Daniel made $35,000 last year, how much money did Maria make?

Answer 1

35,000*2 + 2,000 = x

70,000 +2,000 = x

72,000 = x

Maria made $72,000 last year