Question

Seth's age can be described as 4 less than 2 times his cousin's age. If his cousin's age is represented by the variable "m", write the algebraic expression representing Seth's age using "m".

Answer 1

Seth's age = 2m -4

Answer 2

oh how?

Answer 3

The algebraic expression is 2m - 4
Break the word problem down

Seth's age can be described as 4 less than 2 times his cousin's age

The "4 less than 2 times his cousin's age" is what tells us how to do this.
"4 less than 2 times his cousin's age" = 2m -4

Answer 4

hi diyadiya!

Answer 5

Seth's cousin's age is 'm'

According to the question
"Seth's age can be described as 4 less than 2 times his cousin's age"

>what is 2 times cousins age ?
cousin's age is 'm'
2 times cousins age = 2m

> 4 less than 2 times his cousin's age
2m - 4

Answer 6

oh thanks for everyones help!! those questions confuse me.

Answer 7

They can be confusing. Read them a few times and try to break the word problem down. Make sure you know what it is asking for