Question

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

The difference of 3 times 4 and 2

3 times the difference of 4 and 2

What is Sarah’s allowance, in dollars?
Numerical Answers Expected!

Answer 1

The difference of 3 times 4 and 2

translates to

3*4 - 2

and that evaluates to

12 - 2 = 10

Answer 2

3 times the difference of 4 and 2

translates to

3*(4-2)

and that evaluates to

3*2 = 6

Answer 3

witch ones the answer ?

Answer 4

look above and tell me which one is the larger value

Answer 5

second

Answer 6

6 is the larger value?

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

so 10 is the larger value, and that's the allowance