Question

DeAndre spends the same number of hours awake every day. He writes 365(a - s)

to represent how many more hours he spends awake, a, than asleep, s, in one year.
DeAndre's mother says that he can also use 365a - 365(24- a). What information
is in DeAndre's expression that is not in his mother's? What information is in his
mother's expression that is not in DeAndre's?

Answer 1

DeAndre's expression contains information about how many hours he spends awake, a, while his mother's expression contains information about how many hours he spends asleep, 24-a.

Explanation: