Question

Jeannette has $5 and $10 bills in her wallet. The number of fives is three more than six times the number of tens. Let t represent the number of tens. Write an expression for the number of fives.

Answer 1

Let f be the number of fives and t be the number of tens. Then convert the sentence into an equation:

f = 6t + 3

Answer 2

Expression for number of fives is:

6t+3

Explanation:

We are given that:

• Jeannette has $5 and $10 bills in her wallet.

• The number of fives is three more than six times the number of tens.

Let t represent the number of tens.

Number of fives=6 times number of tens+3

⇒ Number of fives=6t+3

Hence, expression for number of fives is:

6t+3