Question

Last week, De swam five miles farther than three times the distance his father swam. De swam 23 miles last week. Choose the equation you would use to determine the number of miles, m, De's father swam.

Answer 1

3m+5 equals 23

Explanation:

If De swam 5 miles longer than three times what his dad seam then you would make his father's distance m and plug in the numbers.