Question

Richard has 3 times as many music CDs as Benny does. If Richard has y CDs, the number of CDs Benny has is given by the expression

Answer 1

Benny would have 1/3y CDs.

Explanation:

In order to find this, we know that Richard has 3 times the amount of CDs Benny does. Therefore, conversely, we must know that Benny has 1/3 of the CDs that Richard does. Knowing that Richard has y CDs allows us to model the amount for Benny as 1/3y.

Answer 2

Answer : The expression of the number of CDs Benny has,
`x=(y)/(3)`

Step-by-step explanation :

As we are given that the Richard has 'y' CD's. Now we have to determine expression of the number of CDs Benny.

Richard has number of CDs = y

As per question, Richard has 3 times as many music CDs as Benny. That means,

Let the Benny has number of CDs be, 'x'

So, the expression will be:

`y=3x`

`x=(y)/(3)`

Thus, the expression of the number of CDs Benny has,
`x=(y)/(3)`