Question

Diego is 15 years younger than twice Carolyn's age. Write an expression for Diego's age. Let x represent Carolyn's age.

A) 2x+15
B) 2x−15
C) 15−2x
D) x−15
E) 2x÷15

Answer 1

Diego's age, in terms of Carolyn's age represented by x, would be expressed as 2x - 15, which is twice Carolyn's age minus 15 years.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks us to write an expression for Diego's age in terms of Carolyn's age. Given that Diego is 15 years younger than twice Carolyn's age, we can represent Carolyn's age as x. Therefore, the expression for Diego's age would be 2x - 15, which is twice Carolyn's age minus 15 years.

To explain this further, if Carolyn is x years old, twice her age would be 2x. Since Diego is 15 years younger than this amount, we subtract 15 from the doubled age to get the expression 2x - 15. This expression can be used to calculate Diego's age for any given age of Carolyn.