Question

Kelly works 8 hours less than three times as much as Marcy works for the week. Which expression represent

the number of hours Kelly works in relation to Marcy.

Answer 1

X= 3y-8

Where

X represent hours worked by Kelly

Y represent hours worked by Marcy

Explanation:

Kelly works 8 hours less than three times as much as Marcy works for the week.

Let the number of hours worked by Kelly= x

Let the number of hours worked by Marcy= y

X= 3y-8