Question

Can any of you guys please help i don't get what the question is asking.

Sarah’s dad tells her she can have the greater of the following two amounts for her allowance (in dollars):

2 times the difference of 5 and 1

5 times 1 minus 2

What is Sarah’s allowance, in dollars?
Numerical Answers Expected!

Answer 1

2 times the difference of 5 and 1
What's the difference of 5 and 1?

Answer 2

4 right?

Answer 3

yep, and 2 times 4?

Answer 4

8...

Answer 5

2 times the difference of 5 and 1
2(5-1) = 8

That's right :)

For the next one, it's pretty clear, (5*1)-2

Answer 6

so these r two different answers right?

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

ok thx!!