Question

ryans age can be described as 5 less than 2 times his cousins age. if his cousins age is represented by the variable "m", write the algebraic expression representing ryans age using "m"

Answer 1

Let r and c be the age of ryan and his cousin's age respectively. Then from the problem's first sentence,\[r= 2c-5\]Replace c in the above with m and solve for m.\[m=\frac{r+5}{2} \]