Question

mindy is 3 years older than two times her brother jake’s age. let j represent jake’s age and m represent mindy's age. which equation represents mindy’s age? a. m = j 3 b. m = 3j 2 c. m = 2j 3 d. m=3( j 2 )

Answer 1

Okay so, it would be

2*j+3 = m
( jake's age times 2 in order to represent being 2 years older, however... Mindy is 3 more years old than the product of that expression. This would add 3.)

So, C? m = 2j + 3

Answer 2

m = 2j + 3

c is correct.

Explanation:

Let j represent jake’s age and m represent mindy's age.

Mindy is 3 years older than two times her brother Jake’s age.

"m is 3 more than 2 times j"

• 2 times j = 2j

• 3 more than 2j = 2j + 3

Now we write as equation.

m = 2j + 3

Hence, The equation which represents Mindy's age is m = 2j + 3