this is equations and inequalities
Jamie owns about 3 times as many books as carly. Jamie owns 42 books. write an equation and use it to estimate the number n of books carly owns

A. 3n=42;about 14 books
B. n+2=42;about 40 books
C. n divided by 3=42; about 126 books
D. n-2=42;about 44 books

Question

this is equations and inequalities
Jamie owns about 3 times as many books as carly. Jamie owns 42 books. write an equation and use it to estimate the number n of books carly owns 

A. 3n=42;about 14 books 
B. n+2=42;about 40 books
C. n divided by 3=42; about 126 books
D. n-2=42;about 44 books

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Its A because n is the number of books Carly has.So you would do 3 * n = 42 
To find out how many books Carly has you would do 42 / 3 and that should get you 14 so the answer is A,3n=41;about 14 books