Question

charlie has x state quarters . Ty has 3 more quarters than charlie has. Vinnie has 2 times as many quarters as Ty has.write and simplify an expression to show how many state quarters they have in all

Answer 1

x=number of state quarters Charlie has
Ty has 3 more quarters than Charlie has. How would you write that expression in terms of x?

Answer 2

idk that whyyou have to answer it

Answer 3

Look at the words and translate into mathematics
Ty has 3 more quarters than Charlie has....If Charlie has x then Ty has x+3, right?

Answer 4

yea

Answer 5

Vinnie has 2 times as many quarters as Ty has. Okay, how do we interpret this? Vinnie has 2 times as many as Ty and Ty has x+3 so what would the expression be for the number of quarters Vinnie has?

Answer 6

(x+3)2

Answer 7

Yes! So how many quarters do Charlie, Ty and Vinnie have all together?

Answer 8

18

Answer 9

How did you get 18?

Answer 10

3x2=6
so 6+3 is 9x2=18

Answer 11

just tell me the answer bro

Answer 12

Well, I don't think we can solve directly for the number of quarters they each have but we can write a general equation for the total number of quarters = no of quarters Charlie, Ty and Vinnie have.
T=x +(x+3) +2(x+3)
Can you simplify this equation?

Answer 13

thx

Answer 14

you're welcome but you should simplify the equation.

Answer 15

4x+9

Answer 16

yep