Question

Let “a” represent Andrew’s age TODAY. Write an expression to represent the situation. Five years less than four times Andrew’s age

Answer 1

`y = 4a - 5`

Explanation:

Let y represent the given situation.

Given:

Andrew's age = a

We need to find the expression for given abatement.

Solution:

The given statement: Five years less than four times Andrew’s age

Five years less than four times Andrew’s age =
`4* (Andrew's\ age) - 5`

Andrew's age is known, so we substitute Andrew's age = a

`y = 4* (a) - 5`

`y = 4a - 5`

Therefore, the expression for the given situation
`y = 4a - 5`