Question

Now consider just the second sentence of the multistep word problem. Sentence 2: If four times the brother's age is subtracted from three times the sister's age, the difference is 40. Give an equation that represents this statement using b as the age of the brother and s as the age of the sister. Express your answer in terms of s and b.

Answer 1

Answer:

4b - 3s = 40

4b = 40 + 3s

b = 40 - 3s/4

4b - 3s = 40

4b - 40 =3s

4b - 40 /3 = s