Question

What is wrong with George's claim that at 42 years of age he is 3 years less than 3 times as old as Pam will be one year from now, considering Pam is 15 right now? Write an expression to explain your answer.

Answer 1

George's claim that at 42 years of age he is 3 years less than 3 times as old as Pam will be one year from now, considering Pam is 15 right now, is incorrect.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whether George's claim is correct, we need to translate the information given into an expression. Let's start by defining the variables:

G = George's age (in years)

P = Pam's age (in years)

We know that George is currently 42 years old and Pam is currently 15 years old.

George's claim is that at 42 years of age, he is 3 years less than 3 times as old as Pam will be one year from now. So we can express this as:

G = 3(P + 1) - 3

Now let's substitute the values of George's and Pam's current ages into the expression:

G = 3(15 + 1) - 3

G = 3(16) - 3

G = 48 - 3

G = 45

Since George's current age is 42 and not 45, we can conclude that his claim is incorrect.