help please! Sarah’s dad tells her she can have the greater of the following two amounts for her allowance (in dollars):

2 times the difference of 5 and 1

5 times 1 minus 2

What is Sarah’s allowance, in dollars?

Numerical Answers Expected

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help please! Sarah’s dad tells her she can have the greater of the following two amounts for her allowance (in dollars):

    2 times the difference of 5 and 1

    5 times 1 minus 2 


What is Sarah’s allowance, in dollars?

Numerical Answers Expected

anonymous · Answer

Do you know "the difference of 5 and 1" = ...?

anonymous · Answer

4?

anonymous · Answer

Then " 2 times" of it = ....

anonymous · Answer

8?

anonymous · Answer

So $8 is the first option!
Do same thing for the second choice:
 " 1 minus 2 " = ...
Then "  5 times 1 minus 2 " = ...
Compare which one is higher?

anonymous · Answer

-1 times 5 is -5 so the answer is 8 (: thank you!

anonymous · Answer

I'm glad you keep the negative sign :)