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Tina's age is 4 years less than 3 times her niece's age. If her niece's age is x years, which of the following expressions best shows Tina's age? x − 4 4x − 3 3x − 4 4 − 3x

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3x-4 is the answer, you have to see that if its 3 times her nieces age it would be 3x and if its four less than that it is 3x-4
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Answer:3x-4

Explanation:

Given niece age is x

Also Tina's age is 4 years less than 3 times her niece age

this can be represented by

Tina's age=3x-4

Thus 3x-4 is the correct relation to show tina age.