Question

Ayesha, Boris, and Carla have some sweets.
Ayesha has x sweets.
Boris has twice as many sweets as Ayesha.
Carla has 3 fewer sweets than Boris.
(a) Tick () the expression that shows the number of sweets that Carla has.

2x+3 2(x−3) 3x−2 2x−3 3(x+2)

(b) Ayesha and Carla have the same number of sweets.
Work out the number of sweets that Ayesha has.

Answer 1

Answer:

Boris has 2x sweets

Carla has 2x-3 sweets

hence,4th expression is correct

as Ayesha and Carla have same no of sweets.

hence,x=2x-3

2x-x=3

hence,x=3

Ayesha has 3 sweets

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