Question

Let “a” represent Andrew’s age TODAY. Write an expression to represent the situation. Five years less than four times Andrew’s age

Answer 1

Answer:

$y = 4a - 5$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let y represent the given situation.

Given:

Andrew's age = a

We need to find the expression for given abatement.

Solution:

The given statement: Five years less than four times Andrew’s age

Five years less than four times Andrew’s age = $4\times (Andrew's\ age) - 5$

Andrew's age is known, so we substitute Andrew's age = a

$y = 4\times (a) - 5$

$y = 4a - 5$

Therefore, the expression for the given situation $y = 4a - 5$