Question

Mallory is 2 years older than three times her brother Jake’s age.


Let j represent Jake’s age.


During the Strategize step of the five-step problem-solving plan, which expression would you use to represent Mallory’s age?



a) j + 2
b) 3j + 2
c) 2j + 3
d) 3(j+2)

Answer 1

Answer:

b:-) 3j+2

Step-by-step explanation:

as mallory is 2 more than 3times jake.

and jake's age is j

she is two more than 3 j .

Answer 2

Answer:

option b

Step-by-step explanation:

3 times Jake's age is 3j

as he 2yrs older,age is 3j+2