Question

0. A hardware store sold h hammers in February. The hardware store sold 5 less than 2 times as

many hammers in June as it did in February. Write an expression the hardware store could use
to represent the number of hammers it sold in June.

Answer 1

• 2h - 5

Explanation:

• Sold in February = h
• Sold in June = 2h - 5

Answer 2

solution given:

let hammers be H

now

an expression the hardware store could use to represent the number of hammers it sold in June is 2H-5