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Andrew has $5 less than 3 times as much money as Bianca. He has $74. If d represents Bianca's money, which equation can be used to find the amount of money she has?

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5x3=15 so 15 - 74= 59 so I think the equation is 59 or if it’s a number sentence then it would be 5 x 3 = 15 - 74 = 59
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Answer:

(74 + 5) * 3

Explanation:

74 + 5 (Add back the amount he had less of)

79 * 3 (Multiply 3 times to get the original amount)

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