Question

Write an expression representing the unknown quantitySidney made S33 less than tvice Casey's weekly salary. If x represents Casey's weekly salary, write an expression for Sidney's weekly salary

Answer 1

As per the given problem, 'x' represents Casey's weekly salary.

Given that Sydney made $33 less than twice Casey's weekly salary.

Consider the following,

`\begin{gathered} \text{Casey's weekly salary}=x \\ \text{ Twice of Casey's weekly salary}=2x \end{gathered}`

Then, Sydney's salary is calculated as,

`=2x-33`

Thus, Sydney's weekly salary can be represented by the expression,

`2x-33`