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Marion is 3 years more than 5 times as old as Paula. if p represents Paula's age, which expression represents Marion's age?

A) 3p + 5
B) 3p - 5
C) 5p + 3
D) 5p - 3

User Psych Half
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5p + 3

because its 5 times Paula's age with the additional 3 years tacked on to it
User Dinesh Tamang
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C) 5p+3 is the answer.

The question said 5 times Paula's age, and p is Paula's age. 3 are the years more than her age so this equation shows how to calculate her age.

Hope it helped!
User Moshiur
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