Question

Suzie is five years older than her brother, Michael. Write an expression to represent the sum of their ages of Michael's age is represented by x.

Answer 1

first lets assume michael is 5, how old would suzie be?

Answer 2

10 ?

Answer 3

@agentc0re

Answer 4

Yes, that's correct. If you could write that in it's most basic form of a math equation, how would you?

Answer 5

I have no idea ? x+10??

Answer 6

No no, i mean in just our example.

Answer 7

I dont know how

Answer 8

5+5 right? If Michael was 5, and we know that Suzie is 5 years older then michael, we find her age by adding, 5+5(michaels age). Right?

Answer 9

ohh ok so the expression would be 5+5 ?

Answer 10

For the final answer

Answer 11

For our example, correct-o-mundo! BUT, if we wanted to create an expression that would be for any age that michael "could" be we would then just replace 5 with a variable. This would allow us to choose any value!

Answer 12

but, In this problem the answer is 5+5 right ?

Answer 13

No, no. That was just if Michael was at the age 5. If michael's age is not 5, but instead he is age "x"...how would you re-write that?

Answer 14

x+5 ?

Answer 15

I tried this answer and it was wrong ...

Answer 16

That is the correct answer, as I see it. Maybe you need to represent suzies age as another variable like "y". y=5+x

Answer 17

idkk.. that doesn't look correct to me

Answer 18

i only have one attempt on this quiz and dont want to get it wrong again

Answer 19

Well no one here should be helping you out with your quiz material anyways.