Question

Read the following description of a relationship:

The sea turtle at a zoo is 2 years older than the stingray.
Let s represent the stingray's age and t represent the turtle's age.
Complete the equation that represents the relationship between s and t.
t =

Answer 1

Answer: t=s+2

Explanation:

The sea turtle is 2 years older than the stingray.

Sea turtle's age = 2 years + stingray's age.

t = s+2

Answer 2

t=2s

Explanation:

This is saying that the turtles age is two times the stingrays age because no matter how old the stingray is, the turtle is 2 times older.