Question

Graham sold 6 magazines less than double what Adrianne sold, a. Which of the following expressions represents Graham's sales? 6a − 2 2(a − 6) a2 − 6 2a − 6 Graham sold 6 magazines less than double what Adrianne sold, a. Which of the following expressions represents Graham's sales? 6a − 2 2(a − 6) a2 − 6 2a − 6

Answer 1

Let's denote the number of magazines that Adrianne sold as 'a'. According to the problem, Graham sold 6 magazines less than double the number of magazines that Adrianne sold.

Let's break down the problem:

1. First, we double the number of magazines Adrianne sold: 2 * a, or simply 2a. This action is performed to follow the problem statement that tells us Graham sold magazines equivalent to "double what Adrianne sold".

2. From this doubled value, we subtract 6 magazines because Graham sold "6 magazines less than double what Adrianne sold". So we take the value calculated in step 1, which is 2a, and subtract 6. This results in 2a - 6.

Thus, from the given options, the expression that correctly represents the number of magazines Graham sold is 2a - 6.