Question

C. Sophia Thompson is 12 years old. Her

mother is 5 years less than 4 times as
old as Sophia. How old is
Mrs. Thompson?

Answer 1

43

Explanation:

the equation would be:

age = 4x -5 (x being Sophie's age)

then you plug in the 12, and PEMDAS requires that you do the multiplication first, so it would become:

age = 48 - 5

then, you subtract to get:

age = 43

Answer 2

28 I think

Explanation:

12-5=7

7x4=28