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".

My answer is 4-2xm
Am I right?

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".

My answer is 4-2xm
Am I right?

anonymous · Answer

no i believe it is 2m - 4=seth's age

anonymous · Answer

Ok! that makes more sense, Thanks! :)

anonymous · Answer

np :P