Question

The winner of an election received 1 more than 3 times as many votes as his opponent received. Let w represent the number of votes the winner received. Let x represent the number of votes his opponent received. Which question could be used to find the number of votes the winner received if the number of votes his opponent received is known?

Answer 1

w=3x+3

Explanation:

Given that the winners vote is represented by w

and that the opponents vote is represented by x

the question states that "The winner of an election received 1 more than 3 times as many votes as his opponent received"

Translated to mathematical expression we have

w=3(x+1)

w=3x+3

therefore the equation to find the number of votes his opponent received is known is

w=3x+3