Question

The sum of two numbers is 20. One number is three times as large as the second number. What are the two numbers?

Answer 1

Which let statement would you use?

Answer 2

x+3x=20

Answer 3

x+3x=20 x=5 ,y=15

Answer 4

A. Let x be the smaller number let 3x be the larger.
B. Let x be the smaller number let 20x be the larger.
C. Let x be the smaller number let x+3 be the larger.

Answer 5

@Romero wt do u think

Answer 6

x+3x=20

Answer 7

So A) im a little confused between answer choice a and b

Answer 8

x
3x
which one is bigger

Answer 9

3x

Answer 10

"three times"

what is times?

Answer 11

addition or multiplication?

Answer 12

multiplication

Answer 13

Yeah so you cant use the last ones it has to be a

Answer 14

@Romero thanks man I appreciate your helping me