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

so easy

Answer 2

2m-4

Answer 3

start nearest the phrase "cousin's age" since that's what the variable "m" is...

2 times (his cousins age) = 2m

Answer 4

2m-4 is correct

Answer 5

2m-4

Answer 6

more people should come here and post
2m-4

Answer 7

@charlotte123 do you see how to get "2m-4" from that word problem? It is correct, as you may have guessed by now... but do you understand why?

Answer 8

thanks everyone :D just had to check my answer to see if it was correct ^-^

Answer 9

yes I do see :) I just wanted to check if my answer was correct ;3 I put 2m - 4 for my answer on my worksheet bad needed to check just in case :) thanks everyone for the help :D

Answer 10

welcome

Answer 11

Glad we could help :)

Answer 12

^O^