Question

Samantha has 3 more than 4 times as many books as Deanna. If Deanna has d books, how many books does Samantha have?

Answer 1

`4d+3` books does Samantha have

Explanation:

Here, Deanna has d books.

As per the statement:

Samantha has 3 more than 4 times as many books as Deanna.

"4 times as many books as Deanna" translated to 4d

" 3 more than 4 times as many books as Deanna" translated to 4d +3

⇒
`\text{Samantha have}  =4d+3` books

Therefore, 4d + 3 books does Samantha have

Answer 2

This is the concept of Algebra, the number of books Samantha has will be:
Number books Deanne has is d
Number of books Samantha has 4d+3
Answer: Samantha has (4d+3) books