Question

The sum of two numbers is 44. The second number is 4 less than three times the first number. Let x represent the first number and let y represent the second number. If the table will be used to guess and check, what should the equation be at the top of the last column?

Numbers
x
y
x + y = 44
?
y = 3 minus 4 x
y = 4 x minus 3
y = 4 minus 3 x
y = 3 x minus 4

Answer 1

`y = 4minus3 *`

`let x = 44 \\ \\ lety = 4 \\ \\ x + y = 44 \\ \\ 12 * 4 - 4 = 44`

Answer 2

y = 3 x minus 4

Explanation:

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