Question

Amy and Brenda are selling tickets to a spring musical. Amy sold 2 less than three times as many tickets as Brenda sold. if b represents the number of tickets Brenda sold, which of the following expressions represents total number of tickets that Amy and Brenda sold to the spring musical.

A. 3b-2
B. 4b-2
C. 3b-6
D.4b-6

Answer 1

The answer is B. 4b-2

Explanation:

Amy sold 3b-2 and Brenda sold b

If we add them together, their sum would be

3b-2+b= 4b-2