Question

Several children and adults visited a zoo last week. The

number of children was 2 less than 3 times the number of
adults. Let c represent the number of children and a represent
the number of adults. Which equation shows this situation?
A C = 3a-2
B C = 2a-3
C C = 3a +2
DC - 2a + 3

Answer 1

A: C=3a-2
3 is the multiplier which means that 3 times the number of adults is 3a. And it’s less than 3a so it would be 3a-2.