Question

Kareem's mother's age, in years, is 5 years less than 8 times Kareem's age. If Kareem is k years old, which expression represents his mother's age? 5−8k years 5k−8 years 8−5k years 8k−5 years

Answer 1

8k - 5

Explanation:

since k represents kareems age, you would have to multiply that by 8. the expression 8•k can be simplified to 8k. the question states that the mothers age is 5 less than 8k, so the correct expression to represent the mothers age is 8k-5

Answer 2

8k-5 years.

k is his age so. 8 times his age would be 8k. 5 years less is 8k-5